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| Fr. Joe Tonos
Posted on 01/14/2012 8:04:29 AM PST by DogwoodSouth
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To: Grunthor
On tonight’s menu:
Rump Roast...
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(Day 1088 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
To: DogwoodSouth
The feast is associated with the flight into Egypt, honoring the donkey used by the Holy Family. Actually, St. Matthew doesn't say that they even had a donkey.
Perhaps the donkey is deduced from the angel's words to Joseph: "Take the young child and his mother and flea into Egypt..."
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