Pro-Life Sermon 7
14 th Sunday C 2022 Thanks to a good friend, we have a new angel statue in the back. It was made, like the large crucifix we obtained during lent, by the Daprato company in Chicago, started by Italian immigrants in 1860. When revolution exploded in the late 1960’s, statues like these were hauled out of many of our churches and replaced with cheap felt banners and similar items that failed to raise hearts and minds to heaven. The Daprato company nearly went out of business at this time, and many if not most of the molds for its statues were lost or destroyed. So, our new angel and new crucifix are not replications, but rather old originals, having detail and craftsmanship not found in modern pieces. It is essential for right worship to have crucifixes that reveal the sufferings of Christ. Gazing upon them we tell ourselves, along with St Paul, “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” St Paul preached about angels too. That is why it is important to