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The Presentation
of the Rodent
“The
Feast of Candlemas…is perhaps the most ancient festival of Our Lady.”
-Missale
Romanum
The Catholic funeral home calendar
Prints “GROUNDHOG DAY (USA)” in generous
type
“The Presentation of the Lord,” well, not so
much
And “ ” 1 not
at all
Perhaps one day we faithful will look out
From our dark-tunneled burrows of lost time
And gaze upon the morning shadows to ask
If there will be 2,000 more years of civilization
Because in the Temple
Our Lady presents unto our Lord the Child
But we present unto ourselves - a rat
1 The Purification of Our Lady
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