Octave of Christmas

In accordance with Mosaic Law, Mary and Joseph presented the infant Jesus in the Temple. There, a devout man named Simeon recognized the Child as fulfillment of a revelation that he would live to see the Christ. Magi defied King Herod’s instruction to report back to him after finding the newborn King, but Herod soon irately ordered the killing of boys aged two or younger anywhere near Bethlehem. Warned by an angel to flee, Joseph took the Holy Family to Egypt until after Herod’s death. Time went on, and John the Baptist told religious leaders that God sent him to prepare the way for the Messiah. God works in mysterious ways through events and people in our lives. No matter where we find ourselves, do others see the Lord working in us?

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