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David,O.M.62Christmas EveFrances M.Miller64To the Star of BethlehemSister Catherine Teresa,S.S.J.64Christmas D≥finedHelen C.Califano65Christnaus MieditationRev.Charles J.Quirk,S.J.68Christmas WeddingMargaret E.Schoeverling69HɔmecomingJulia Collins Ardayne74  \nA CATHOLIC MONTHLY  \nCONTENTS  \nPJBLISHED BY THE SISTERS OF MERCY  \nAddress Communications to The Magnificat  \nOffice of Publication94 CONCORD STREET,MANCHESTER,N.H.Business and Editorial Offices131 LAUREL STREET,MANCHESTER,N.H.  \nSOUND 50LID AND suCCESSFUL  \n90 Years  \nNEWHAMPSHIRE  \nFIRE  \nof Proof  \nINSURANCE Co.  \nFor over 90  \nAMANCHESTER,N.H.  \nyears Father  \nJohn's Medi-  \ncine has been  \nused forbron-  \nchial irrita-  \ntions an d  \ncoughs due to  \ncolds because of  \nits soothing effect.  \nContains no harmfu  \nCA5H CAPITAL...53.000.000.00  \ndrugs.  \nFoster Beef Company  \n7204  \nMELLOGOLD  \nHams—Frankfurts—Meat Prodscts  \nTOSTER FROZEN FOODS INC.  \nPICTSWEET Frozen F'oods  \nMINUTE MAID Frozen Juices  \nManchester --Boston —Portland  \nDEIER  \nCIGARS  \nProvost and Wright,Inc.  \nFAMOUS FOR QUALITY  \nTHE AMOSKEAG  \nNATIONAL BANK  \nPleasc Notify Us of Any Change  \nMember Federal Deposit Insurance  \nIn Your Addrcss  \nCorporation  \nCAPITAL,SURPLUS AND PROFITS OVER  \n$1,000,00000  \nMANCHESTER,N.H.  \nKindiv Mention\"The Magnificat”  \n# The sHlagnificat\n\nMAY IN DECEMBER  \nSISTER MARYANNA,O.P.  \nFor that you are so flower-fair,My Lady,my Love,A hint of spring is in the air.  \nI smile as through the drifts I go,God's Lady,God's Love,At cherry boughs abloom with snow.  \nIn tracery of frost I see,  \nGod's Mother,God’s Queen,  \nThe valley lilies'symmetry —  \nIn icicles'faint tinkle,hear,My Mother,my Queen,A robin-note of joy and cheer.  \nFor though the world’s December,yetYou are our May,Immaculate!  \n# NOTES AND COMMENTS\n\nwomanhood that found its sphere inthe home.  \n## HOLY MOTHERHOOD\n\nThe Definition of the Dogm aregarding the Assumption of ourLady may be regarded as both acause of increased devotion to herand as the effect of an increasealready noticeable.It is not surpris-ing that,under present conditions,the Catholic world should turn moreand more to one who is the repre-sentative par excellence of holymotherhood,with its tender intima-cies and uncalculating affection.Ageneration threatened by a harsh,unlovely,and mechanical regimenta-tion under which the warmth gen-erated by personal relationships islost,turns for comfort to her.Apartfrom her,the Church itself would bein danger of becoming a vastecclesiastical machine,an organiza-tion rather than a living organism.Nor is it only against the imper-sonality of the totalitarian State thatshe is the antidote;a commercializedsociety is no less hostile to thegracious,unpriced charity of whichshe is the minister.Efficient“service”(to adopt the euphonismthat disguises their real commercialcharacter)are no compensation forthe loss of the delicacy characteristicof the personal ministries inspiredby love.For a world that is growinghard and blunting the sensitivenessof Christian sympathy what could bemore necessary than this recall toMary?When even the“gentler sex,”forsaking domestic life for activitiesformerly the monopoly of men,losesits distinctive character it is morethan ever needful to contemplate the  \nTHE HIDDEN LIFE  \nDevotion to our Lady serves stillanother purpose inasmuch as itemphasizes the unspectacular andhidden character of the spiritualsources from which we draw strengthfor holy living.It is notable thateven the New Testament itself isreticent about the Mother of God.Itis as though her humility andmodesty had been imparted to thewriters.They pass over,with onlyan occasional glance at the domesticscene,the thirty years during whichno glare of publicity lit up the homein which the King of kings grew tomaturity.It was thus that,inspiredby the same spirit","cbCaiqmK3g0ShpqM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqmK3g0ShpqM","pdf",3055398,"English","# May in 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