Christmas Eve mass
The Ave Maria begins to play
Images start to run through my mind
Some of now and some not of this time
Ave Maria
I see the Manger before me with our dear Lord as a babe
It quickly switches to a stranger letting her babe be aborted away
*Gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena*
I see our Lord speak of peace
Then see our soldiers defending another's keep
*Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum*
I hear the mortar shells as they fly through the air
I hear our soldiers whisper their prayers
*Benedicta tu in muli eribus
Et benedictus
Et benedictus fructus ventris*
I see Jesus take someone in
Only then to see someone not give a second look at the homeless man
*Ventris tuae, Jesus
Ave Maria*
A mother and child searching for shelter
Dressed only in thin clothes in a harsh winter
*Ave Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Ora pro nobis
Ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus*
I see Him hung upon the cross
To now seeing a man beheaded for proclaiming his Christianity is not lost
*Nunc et in hora mortis
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Ave Maria*
The song has now ended and my eyes are wet
The tears I let fall all for remembrance
Lest us not forget
Dec 25, 2015
Dec 25, 2015 at 9:38 PM UTC
Christmas Eve mass
The Ave Maria begins to play
Images start to run through my mind
Some of now and some not of this time
Ave Maria
I see the Manger before me with our dear Lord as a babe
It quickly switches to a stranger letting her babe be aborted away
*Gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena*
I see our Lord speak of peace
Then see our soldiers defending another's keep
*Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum*
I hear the mortar shells as they fly through the air
I hear our soldiers whisper their prayers
*Benedicta tu in muli eribus
Et benedictus
Et benedictus fructus ventris*
I see Jesus take someone in
Only then to see someone not give a second look at the homeless man
*Ventris tuae, Jesus
Ave Maria*
A mother and child searching for shelter
Dressed only in thin clothes in a harsh winter
*Ave Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Ora pro nobis
Ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus*
I see Him hung upon the cross
To now seeing a man beheaded for proclaiming his Christianity is not lost
*Nunc et in hora mortis
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Ave Maria*
The song has now ended and my eyes are wet
The tears I let fall all for remembrance
Lest us not forget
These thoughts ran through my head during mass last night. Merry Christmas everyone. Let is not forget....
