"Feast of The Guardian Angels"

As we draw near to The Blessed Season of Advent and Christmas, Our attention is focused on The Holy Angels.

They brought The Good News of the Birth of Christ, not to The Synagogues, Scribes or The Social Elites of the day, but rather to the Poorest of the Poor, The "Shepherds."

Despite the Picturesque images we see depicted on Christmas cards, They were considered by most, as Unclean and Worthless, even what one might call "Throw away" individuals, who were considered by "Society" as those who would never amount to much, and thus, were confined to the Fields to tend to the sheep, and who, in this day and age, would be "Cancelled" for being too "Uneducated" or perceived as Social outcasts, even rejected because, rather than being part of the Religious "Intelligencia" the simplicity of thier Faith was considered unacceptable.

To these, were the Angelic Hosts sent from on High. What Love and Tenderness does our Heavenly Father Manifest to the Shepherds, for they would be the First to know, and the First to Spread The Message of The Messiah's Arrival, The First Missionaries.

So unassuming were they, that without self interest or puffed up self importance, they freely gave what they had, without cost, Recieved.

Such selfless Virtue should be found in all Truely Spiritual Leaders, and in the Heart of every Apostolic Endeavor. Both The Angels as well as The Shepherds dwelt continuously in The Glory of such Humility, that only The Truth of Who they are before The Majesty of God affords.

May I, Oh Lord, Foster within my own Heart, The Dispositions of those poor Shepherds, and rather than considering myself "Worthy" of So many Gifts that Thy Mercy has bestowed upon me, help me to Realize that it is not the Vessel, but The Wine Within it, that though it is no more than the juice from crushed grapes, that from such a humble creature can become, through the Words of Consecration, The Creator of The Universe.

God Bless You