Found this reflection online and thought it should be more widely shared. Some people call the human face "trivial." They don't get it. Here are a FEW of the paragraphs below as many as YouTube will let me post: ??PLEASE HELP THIS CHANNEL GROW ?? RESTORING THE FAITH intends to enrich Catholic families with great spiritual content and sound advice to reestablish the Kingship of Christ. Join our crusade for souls! ? Support our Catholic MISSION ? https://patreon.com/restoringthefaith ? Like/Follow us on Social Media: ?? FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/restoringthefaith ?? TWITTER: https://twitter.com/rtf_media ?? INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/rtf_media A parishioner sent me a bulletin from **** here in **** which was written some years ago, on the beauty of the human face. The author made some cogent points. I wrote a little on beauty in general in the past two inserts, but I think that in one sense the specific beauty of the human face is of greater importance in this time of masks; masks which hide this beauty, and replace it with the cold, sterile image of the operating room. We could start with Sacred Scripture. Consider just a few passages where the face is mentioned: It came about when Moses was coming down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the testimony were in Moses’ hand as he was coming down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with Him. So when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. Then Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers in the congregation returned to him; and Moses spoke to them. Ex. 34: 29-35 Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam. (Eccl. 8:1) And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. (Mt. 17:2) I don’t expect my musings on the human face to have any effect on the decisions of either secular or ecclesiastical government; these musings are just for my parishioners. Some who are not parishioners may read these lines though, and may they be useful for reflection. But everyone ought to admit that there is nothing like the human face in all of creation. This may be known by its loss. There are different kinds of losses in this regard; a statue or work of art can be defaced. The almost universal adoption of masks for women in Islamic societies results in the practical removal of women from society. We can imagine the absurdity of producing television shows and movies where all the characters are wearing surgical masks. The acting would be largely neg ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW_sOprLAbQ

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