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Who did Jesus think of as his real Father?

God the Almighty who sits in Heaven. And yet and because of that he follows his earthly parents who cannot fully understand. Mary treasures the words the glimpse of his oncoming Mission.

By: Alessandra Parrini
Category: The Boy Jesus at the Temple

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A walk with Mary: pondering the Word and a Ponderous gift.Your thoughts on this?

By: Alessandra Parrini
Category: Jesus Presented in the Temple

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Why is this old man Simeon so excited to meet this baby Jesus?

He was told he would not die till he had embraced the promised Saviour. So should he not be looking forward to it? we are all afraid of death. Istinctively. But his is not an earthly perspective. With the eyes of Faith in old promises, maintained (the words of the forefathers), he could see that Salvation he now holds in his arms. So fragile so ...he knows and foretells Mary about the sword that will pierce her heart. Behold this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against. Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."He is the sign of salvation and he will be the stumbling stone that will be a stepping stone for some to rise and for some who reject him to stumble upon. The sword makes you think of the soldier piercing Jesus side (Mary's womb) and causing that opening out of which Blood (Mary's blood that had nourished the human placenta) and Water (with which we are all Baptised in matter) came. God can pierce our souls till the bone marrow and see all our innermost thoughts. She carried that piercing Light and when Jesus leaves his body, that Spirit that had incarnated, the Love of God that begot the Son, that same Love that filled her and gave her the strenght to face Calvary for us makes her into the Mother of all. All those who out of love shown want to partake of the Word spoken, incarnated and crucified.Like the veil that was broken into at death and darkness came and that like at creation showed the Ligh, her heart and our hearts in the Confiteor, break open. of cousre she was sinless, but the pain outpoured from her heart clenses ours from the darkness of a lack of self awareness of our sins and thus we can clear cleanse the soil of our hearts and prepare it to recieve that Seed of Salvation nourished like water at Baptism by the Holy Spirit, and feel growing in our arms our fragile salvation and hold our renewed souls in the 'temple' like Simeon heldf Baby Jesus.

By: Alessandra Parrini
Category: Jesus Presented in the Temple

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