Sun Down...Son Up

J.M.J. + O.B.T. + M.G.R.*

Courtesy of Catholic Exchange

http://www.catholicexchange.com/node/43598

Sun Down

March 17, 2002

Pavel Chichikov

It takes us in a long embrace

This orange falling solar sphere

So massive that it wrenches space

Holds us and the planet near.

Everything that sees must bow

Before the surface eyeless bright

That would but blind what it bestows

If not that it were grazing night.

A star it is all bound itself

Within the warping of the mass
Of that immense and golden calf

Horizon, noon and zenith passed.

But turn away the human face.

From greatness to what greatness is -

Sun to service, death as disc

Then be as dawn the Eucharist.

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Courtesy of University of Dayton
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/resources/poetry/xmas2005.html#poem3

Come, New Sun! Son of Life's Mother

Christmas, 1998

Virginia M. Kimball

The days turn from darkness and brevity

to increasing life and light

In Your arrival of day, glory pierces

scarcity with love, comfort, and bright.

Nine centuries into living-gold Newness,

Our mother came and showed

Care, medallion on fountain blue dress,

Oval Sun in her Protection glowed.

Angel Gabriel always herald of breaking

in, haste in walking the Way

She, the temple now of God, always mother

like the vision in Blachernae.

Wrapping us in her red, life-giving veil

we, the body of her Sun in life's vale,

we, who no longer wail,

we live, now and forever, in this stormy gale!

Sincerely yours in Jesus and Mary,
Mike Rizzio, SOLT

Imitate Mary
Become like Jesus
Live for the Triune God

Seek the Light of Our Lord Jesus Christ
See you on the High Ground!

If you have a few minutes please go to the following sites
and see what I have been compelled to work on since 2004.

http://soltlaity.org/breadoflife.htm

http://soltlaity.org/slideshow.htm

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* - J.M.J. + O.B.T. + M.G.R. stands for: Jesus, Mary and Joseph;
O Beata Trinitas; St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael