OCIA can be likened to the friendly neighbor who - just a few steps ahead of you as you both hurry out of a thunderstorm and into the cheery church - holds the door open for you.
Joseph had the courage of a lion when safeguarding Mary and Jesus, yet lived with all the meekness of a lamb in his daily life.
Contrary to the common understanding of the word, a retreat is not an escape or a surrender. Rather, it’s a deliberate return to First Things.
That said, we as Christians understand that no person, party, or political (or entertainment) platform is supreme. Our deepest allegiance is to Jesus.
… (O)ur diverse ways of addressing Mary all point to the one mystery that the Son of God “came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit, was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.” Nevertheless, taking time to admire this “icon not made by hands” in her different aspects only inspires us to greater love for her and the child she carries into the world.
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