<p><em>Fr. Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam, Prior</em></p>
<p>On July 26, we celebrated the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne. I have to quote Fr. Bruno's line about it: "we're not <em>exactly</em> sure who Mary's parents were, but we knew she had them––it was a Jewish custom at the time." But actually the significant thing is that she had parents, and that Jesus had grandparents, because that means that Jesus was born in history, and that God chose to get involved in the muddy mess of human history.</p>
