The Gospel today says that Mary and Joseph “went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover… according to festival custom”.
Read MoreAt the birth of this one child the salvation of the entire human race had finally begun, and the truly omnipotent King of Kings and Lord of Lords had come among us to save us from sin and death.
Read MoreKing Herod represents those threatened and insecure people who greet the birth of a child with fear. Just as he deceitfully tried to ascertain the child’s whereabouts so that he might kill Him (as Herod typically did with any would-be contenders to his throne), many today see the unborn child as a threat to their own throne of comfort, lifestyle, and personal autonomy.
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