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But the Animals were First
“We read in Isaiah: ‘The ox knows its owner,
and the ass the master’s crib….’”
-Papa Benedict, The Blessings of Christmas
The ox and ass are in the Stable set
In service divine, as good Isaiah writes
A congregation of God’s creatures met
In honor of their King this Night of nights
And there they wait for us, for we are late
Breathless in the narthex of eternity
A star, a road, a town, an inn, a gate
Have led us to this holy liturgy:
Long centuries and seasons pass, and yet
The ox and ass are in the Stable set
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