New Year's in Vienna
(pictured to left is the "Pummerin", the bell at the top of St. Stephandsom that rings in the new year in Vienna)The Cafeteria is Closed has an interesting short posting on what New Year's is like in Austria.
Cardinal Schoenborn's meditation on the gospel reading for New Year's Day, which is also the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, is available (in German) here from the Archdiocese of Vienna's website.
CCC #495 (on "Mary's divine motherhood") reads:
"Called in the Gospels "the mother of Jesus", Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as "the mother of my Lord". In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God" (Theotokos)."
Finally, today Austria begins its six month presidency of the European Union. Stratfor has a decent analysis of the primary issues facing Austria in the upcoming months.
A happy and blessed New Year from all of us here at CardinalSchonborn.com!
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