You know, it\u2019s odd. Most of the Joyful Mysteries have short, pithy names: the Annunciation. The Visitation. The Nativity. The Presentation. And then there\u2019s \u201cThe Finding of Jesus in the Temple\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nMy reflections on the first four Joyful mysteries have all focussed on receiving Christ, and then carrying Him with us wherever we go. In the Annunciation, we accept Him, and his commands. In the Visitation, we take Him with us as we serve in charity. In the Nativity, we learn how He trusts us to go about his business. In the Presentation, we learn how He can accomplish great things by our willingness to bring him along, great things we had no inkling of before they occurred\u2014and, in many cases, no inkling of afterwards, either.<\/p>\n
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple is different. It isn\u2019t about carrying Jesus with us; it\u2019s about what we do when we realize that we\u2019ve left Him behind.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This month\u2019s post at CatholicMom.com is about the Fifth Joyful Mystery: the finding of Jesus in the Temple. You know, it\u2019s odd. Most of the Joyful Mysteries have short, pithy names: the Annunciation. The Visitation. The Nativity. The Presentation. And then there\u2019s \u201cThe Finding of Jesus in the Temple\u201d. Here\u2019s a preview: My reflections on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1131,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[498,46],"class_list":["post-2652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catholic-mom-2","tag-fifth-joyful-mystery","tag-rosary"],"yoast_head":"\n
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