“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”

                               -Mark Twain

For Reflection:

When I have been crushed by a “heel” do I exude a sweet fragrance like the violet or am I truly crushed and broken, leaving no sweetness for those around me? According to the reflections for the month of December is my sacrifice acceptable to God? If God accepts it – then what else matters? “Forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Start the New Year with an attitude of gratitude for everything that happens to you, as God writes straight with crooked lines!!

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"This is the image of the Queen." In tlatocacihuapilli.  Through a miracle it was stamped on the mantle of the humble man; and her Image remains until today (16th century).  All the inhabitants of the neighborhood come to venerate her and to pray, and that Mother, with her great mercy aids them and gives them what they ask for.