House of Bread, House of Meat

As we approach the Nativity of Our Lord, I happened to look up the holy city Bethlehem on Wikipedia. There, at the bottom of the sidebar, were the words:

Name meaning

House of Meat (Arabic);
House of Bread (Hebrew & Aramaic)

Bethlemen (Wikipedia)

So as we count down the days to Christmas, let’s keep in mind that the Blessed Virgin Mary travelled long miles and braved untold dangers to deliver:

the Bread of Life, to be broken for all
and
the Lamb of God, whose flesh would be torn for all.

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

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