Birth Of CI'tl’lSl‘ Made Hope Flesh
“By CARDINAL Iii:-GUIGAN and travail: joy, purely human
Many commentators are high- -l°y' can be fmmd as can peace lighting the great tragedies and and progress’ deaths which shocked so manyi Y?!» I‘ "WY “'9” be askefl ","l‘e' Of Us during this past _\-ear_ Ether it is proper for Christians - Certainly at this time of the’ A0 a(I(?m ‘he Stance of ml? \I°rld' year no one can begin conteni-l 13’ M59’ H‘ fiir th°_l'“b‘e"e.‘er'ha plating the a“,esOnu_‘myStery of course of_stoic waiinelss is ‘t .3 the birth of Christ until he runs only Sensible 0".e' is. ”.,equd}:Iy flush into the realities of human pmI?e.r for the “‘.“5“‘":.: T 9 life. Compared with the Pl'()lll>l€él‘A‘_e::_l0<,ohas an mime me an‘ be. hope. initoccnce and simpihq ‘ ’ city of Christ's cntraiice into the‘ mndamemal meaning’ H is pre_ world: me '0“-" °l_'°" 599'“-‘ '0; cisely that optimism and hope be -lagged 3"“ “'aE“'- 3 have been grounded in the very To be sure. it would be false deepest realities of human exis- to say that the world presents an: tence. For the Christian. hope unrelieved picture of sui’fcrin':. cannot be looked upon as a lux-
If the birth of Christ has any.
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ury for the weak but rather as a simple duty grounded in the willof God and verified for all I time by tiie sending of His only
‘-begotten Son as a sign of His love. In the birth of Christ, hope was made flesh.
I WE LOOK
Yet, even if we have not allow- ed ourselves to to r g et these things we still look for signs that the promise remains good. We believe. but we are constant- ly stricken with our unbelief Like Thomas. we want to see for ourselves.
But where should we look? Where can we see some hint that the apparently endless cycle of human birth. death and anguish-
‘linc leading to a glorious con- summation? One place where we may look profitably is to- ward those recent events which give promise of b re a k in g through the long established pat-
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terns of a falling-latent past. For the Christian world. the (ecumenical movement is little ‘less than a very real miracle. .Aftcr 400 years Chritians have I begun talking with one another, i repeating for their sins of divis- i ion and schism. For the Cathol- lic. the second Vatican Council , seems on the verge of bringing iinto being that vivified. re-ani- 'mated church which Pope John
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in his great wisdom saw as the burning need of our times.
The councili not yet over. but already enough has been ac- complished to put the pessimist and the cynic on the defensive. The church. it has been said. cannot be changed. Yet. before our very eyes. it is changing. The Holy Spirit is at work.
WE WAIT
We do not have to look only towards the church to see pro- gress. We can look also into that. large arena of human affairs where ordinaryily. men and na- tions have pitted against one an- other for the sake of false pat- riotism. national self- interest and the survival of the strong-
Everywhere one can see men and governments. better than any other generation. realizing the utter stupidity of war. the utter madness of defending lifc and principle by means of weap-
rMury, The Mother of Jesus
Like many parents. Mary di understand her Son. But s her thoughts to herself. giving Him a normal clh.ildhood.—.Luke 2:19, ' Matthew 13:55-56.
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MEMORY VERSE:—“And Mary said, ‘My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.’ ” Luke 1248,47.
ons which wreck indiscriminate death and destruction.
Of course the stoic or th cynic can always respond that‘ these are illusions. Undoubted- IV. we can wait with fatalism for the future if we wish. Or we can wait with Christian hope.
What is the difference‘? If we wait with fatalism. we become victims of time and history. If _we wait with Christian hope. we become co-operators with the Lord of history.
The God who became Man did not promise us an earthly prara— dise— He Himself was born in a manger. But He did promise that God would guide and illum- inate those who believed in Him. He did promise that those who work for His aims and with His charity would not find. their work in vain.
We wait: but as those who wait for life and not death.
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future seemed more exciting . . . or more disturbing! Today we dream of flights to for stars; at intelligent life on other planets. We look at our own earth with clear eyes, and discuss the possibility of world
Are these things going to happen? We don’t know. But we do know that nothing is impossible. In fact, Jesustells us that all things are possible with God. He wants us to understand that God is infinite power, as well as infinite love. The foolishness of men cannot. affect God’s plans for the universe, or His love for
Paitli is what we need . . .. faith in the certainties upon which the Christian Church is founded. When we put our IIVCS in God’s hands, there is no need to view the future with doubt or dread. All will be well.
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IMPORTANT WOMAN
Mary is Most Misunderstood
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the Scriptures to so. and 8 simple text implies they iate kith and kin
Early in the ministry of Jesus. it became obvious that His own family did not at that time be- lieve Him to be the Messiah.
indicate this is reading of the are His immed-
They seem united in their fears that He should be w a r n e d
natic. When questioned regard- ing His fami answers
perhaps for their lack of faith.
against becoming a religious fa-
ly concerned for His mother. and Mary during the 40 days before from the Cross. selects anotherthe ascension. Until that great to replace Himself as Mary event took place. we find Mary son. He chooses John. the disci- the upper room company. pie He loves best, who is also There she is honored as the mo- 1'01!’-Gd to Mary by the ties of tber of Jesus. but not assisgned blood. (John 19:25-27). any position of prominence Act! 1114 record! the 18!! Mr elevation. She is only one Chris-
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tinuing with one accord in pray- that Jesus did not appear tol
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Deanne! Of: Mary in the New tlsn. among many others. “con-
seem to deny their existence, . Nonetheless. He remained deep-
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Certainly the most important woman of Scripture is Mary, the mother of Jesus. Next to her Son, she is the dominanting fig- ure in the nativity narratives: she is one of three persons to whom Christ spoke directly from the Cross; and the only woman mentioned by name in the up- per room gathering immediate- ly preceding Pentecost. Yet, in
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the intervening years. this nobl est of mothers and women has become the most misunderstood, being either coldly neglected or adoringly worshipped.
We catch glimpses into he r character throughout the first chapters of Luke. Her spiritual receptiveness and faith are ob- vious in her reply to the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:39). Her inner wonderment and joy over the events which followed seem too miraculous, too sacred to her. But she holds them clo se ly. "pondering them in her heart" (Luke 2:19). She was calm and deep. spiritually strong. steady and persevering in grace.
The years of Jesus‘ childhood are summarized in Lu e 2:40. 52. Physically. He grew up in the most normal way. Mentally, His mind and soul grew in
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So it was that when Jesus was‘ 12 and went with His parents toé Jerusalem for the feast of the, passover. He was able to sit’ with the temple teachers as a disciple. They talked to Him. ‘in and asked Him questions. He answered and they listened in amazement. Then. as every disciple had the right. to ' Miss do. He asked them q u e s t i onsl arising out of his religious teach-
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ings at home. The teachers were amazed at the clarity and insight this simple. artless Boy reveal- ed in His questions and answers. Truly, they had never seen or heard a child like Him before.
spite of this. He reveals a submissiveness to His parents in His answer to their worried questioning following His dis-
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covery at the temple. But He is also amazed that they did not know he would be there. (Luke . 2:48-50).
We see the contemplative character of Mary again in the concluding verse of this chapter. Like most parents. she didn't fully understand her Son. but she treasured the mysteries con- cerning Him. seeking not so much to understand them. but to draw the blessedness from them. Matthew . 50. a n d again in 13:53-58. we find the most detailed statements con- cerning the family of Jesus. that we find anywhere in the Gos- pels. We learn that Joseph was A carpenter, that Jesus was ap- parently trained as a carpenter as a young man. hese verses also refer to actual brothers and sisters of Jesus. naming four of them. Those insisting on the perpetual virginity of Mary say these are half- brothers of Jesus, sons of Joseph by a previous marriage. But there is nothing inl
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