At the time of Mary's birth the whole world was plunged in darkness. The heathen nations were steeped in vice and pride. The Jews, too, had corrupted their ways and departed from God. Everywhere there was sin and gloom, no bright spot on the face of the earth. But when Mary was born a light arose amid the darkness: the dawn of the glorious day that was to usher in the Redeemer. So, too, the darkness of the sinner's soul is dispersed by Mary's holy influence. Where the love of her is born in the soul, all becomes full of light, and Jesus comes to make his habitation there. Mary, in the first hour of her life, brought more glory to God than all the Saints of the Old Testament. In her were made perfect the obedience of Abraham, the chastity of Joseph, the patience of Job, the meekness of Moses, the prudence of Josue. It is because she is the model and pattern of these and all other virtues that she can communicate them to us.
This evening for dinner Lisa made her famed Vodka sauce pasta, although she had to substitute Obstschnapps since we are all out of vodka. It tasted just fine, although if one really tried one could just detect a hint of fruit. Maria, not partaking of the wine, managed to fall right out of her chair:
After dinner we sang Happy Birthday to the Blessed Virgin and ate some tasty pastries that some friends brought over for us yesterday. Maria had ice cream, too:
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