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Hey there, Sprouts. Today is Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021.

This week on the Catholic Sprouts podcast, we are talking about the journey from Mount Tabor,

where the transfiguration occurred, all the way way to Jerusalem where Jesus will be crucified.

And like we talked about yesterday, what we are seeing is that the path to our salvation

is not us climbing a mountain, scaling the heights of holiness.

That is a powerful metaphor to reflect on.

But the true path to our salvation being washed clean of our sins is Christ himself.

It is a journey that Christ goes on from the top of a mountain where his glory is revealed and we see that

he is God down, down, down to Jerusalem where he will eventually be crucified and die for our sins.

Now, today is also a special feast day in our church. Today is the feast of the presentation.

Now, we just wrapped up the Christmas season. And for many today is the final day of the Christmas season when we celebrate

the day when Mary and Joseph took their new child to the temple in Jerusalem. And they dedicated him as the firstborn son of their family.

They gave him to God. Now, there are some important things to note here. First of all, while they

are in the temple, Joseph and Mary offer two turtle doves as sacrifice, which means they would have gone to the

temple and purchased these two birds, brought them to a priest who went into the inner sanctuary

of the temple where he would offer them as an animal blood sacrifice to God.

What you might not know is that according to Jewish law, Joseph should have purchased a

year old lamb to sacrifice on behalf of his wife and child.

But when people couldn't afford that when they were too poor, they had the option of buying

two turtle doves instead. So, Jesus Christ,

Lord of the universe was born into a poor family. This was a true sacrifice for Mary and Joseph.

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