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Christmas greeting, 2009

1/13/2010

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With the baby Jesus cradled in her arms, Mary concludes Charles Williams's morality play, The House by the Stable, with the following benediction. As she speaks, she makes the sign of the cross. 

Now be the gloom of earth split, and be this house blest and no more professed by poor Pride to be Sin, for the joys of love hereafter shall over-ride boasting and bragging and the heavy lagging of Hell after delight that outstrips him--step and sight.

Take us, O exchange of hearts! This we know--substance is love, love substance. Let us go.

May we all stand under Mary's blessing.

Cathleen and Jonathan Lauer

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