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We are in labor until Christ be formed in us.

We are all refugees offered shelter in the shadow of God's wings.

[Text adapted from Gal. 4:19, Ps 57:1; Image: Christ: The Mother Hen, Kelly Latimore]

a powerful, joyful, playful text

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You gave Mary the joy of motherhood,
give all parents true joy in their children.
Son of the Virgin Mary, hear us

King of peace, your kingdom is one of justice & peace,
help us to seek paths of peace.
Son of the Virgin Mary, hear us

#MaryMotherofGod

Image: Hidden life in Nazareth, Ivanka Demchuk

You knew persecution and exile as a child,
protect all children whose lives are in danger from famine, war and disasters.

#HolyInnocents

"...he planted in it a most lovely garden of the Spirit, that could produce for its Lord and God the sweetest and most pleasant fruit of every kind."

- Saint Macarius

[Image: Diego Rivera, Peasants,1931; Diego Rivera, Flower Vendor, 1926]

"...He removed the thorns and thistles which are the evil spirits and pulled up the weeds of sin. Into the fire he cast the straw of wickedness. And when he had ploughed the soul with the wood of the cross, ...

"When a farmer prepares to till the soil he must put on clothing and use tools that are suitable. So Christ, our heavenly king, came to till the soil of mankind devastated by sin. He assumed a body and, using the cross as his ploughshare, cultivated the barren soul of man. ...

Despite the uncertainty that is to come, Bishop Seitz reminds us that the Church will remain a steadfast lifeline to our vulnerable migrant brothers and sisters in need. We will continue to uphold the dignity of and protect the rights of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees.

via @cliniclegal

“'You must now give your gifts of Blackness to the whole Church.'

- St. Paul VI to African Bishops in Uganda, 1969

[Image: Pope Paul VI with the Late Cardinal Emmanuel Nsubuga in a convoy to Namugongo]

Let us show him honor, not with olive branches but with the splendor of merciful deeds to one another.
. . .
He is coming who is everywhere present and pervades all things; he is coming to achieve in you his work of universal salvation.

- Saint Andrew of Crete

[Image: Palm Sunday, Kai Althoff]

“I am convinced that it is still best that I speak the truth, even though it costs me my life.”

—Blessed Franz Jägerstätter (1907-1943), pray for us.

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