Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Chapter 58 pt. 2
The Rule of Benedict December 12
The ceremony here is much like the ceremony of a marriage in which one's identity before God and the community is changed. Ceremonies surrounding sacramental mysteries are full of rich imagery and ritual that are meant to convey outwardly, in a physical way, that an unseen reality, an "inward grace", is at play.
Look at the pictures of the clothing of the novice, Br. Joshua at St. Gregory's Abbey, and ponder the unseen reality this ceremony is meant to convey:
Listen carefully, my child August 12
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