Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
King 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 be killed (as he 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.
Read MoreOn this great solemnity, we celebrate Our Lady’s first and most important title as the “Holy Mother of God”. The Blessed Virgin was able to know and do God’s will primarily by reflecting on events that happened and were happening.
Read MoreThe Gospel today says that Mary and Joseph “went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover… according to festival custom”.
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