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As 1he feast of ChristMas drew Near, the
coNteiviplatioN of Jesus in his MaNger-bed
Naturally occupied our thoughts...Our Mother
put hiM before us iN all his attractive loveliNess.
At recreatioN she placed on her table a little
figure of this DiviNe Savior iN order to
teach us to ceNter our love on HiM as she did.
She suggested the practice of offeriNg fo HiM
whatever we were Most attached to...
Jesus received these first sacrifices through
the haNds of our superior aNd iN her preseNce
iN order that. giviNg her our coMplete
coNfideNce. we Might be More pleasiNg
iN the sight of hiM who is the perfect Model of
religious depeNdeNce aNd detachMent.
-SaiNt Rose PhilippiNe DuchesNe

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i November, Third Grade?? wrote letters to servicemen in Iraq to
veeks later a handful of students received letters from a sergeant in Kuwait. He was very toucnea oy (an otine
landwritten letters and expressed his gratitude by personally addressing the
lis family in Hawaii. We keep him as well as other servicemen and women in our intentions when we pray