+ “And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered…Joseph also went up from Galilee… to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child” (Luke 2:1-5)  “Let us not pass over the very great condescension of our...

+ I will give you another example of the [humble] way of the Lord, which has to do with His Mother, the Most Holy Virgin Mary. She was dedicated to the temple of God from a very young age, and in that temple the Mother of God lived in prayer...

+ “And he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions.” The word “many” is not superfluous here, for it is not the same for those with many possessions as it is for those with few, for the chains of many possessions are stronger...