Now that Thanksgiving is almost here, our thoughts turn to Christmas. My granddaughter was happy to hear that her church was purchasing padding to put on the pews, so she was looking forward to how comfortable that 2-hour service was going to be.
So that reminded me of Christmas services, specifically the reading from Luke 2:14:
"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in the manger..."
A familiar and comforting reading, quite beautiful. BUT now in danger of ruining the entire spirit of Christmas for me, and I assume Luke. Some years ago, in order to modernize the Catholic church, the language was changed. I don't mean to no longer use the Latin language, but to make the Bible readings sound more updated and contemporary, as in:
"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in baby clothes..."
My spirit of holiness flies right out the window. BABY CLOTHES
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