In addition, the way Moses intercede on behalf of the Israelites to God is looking forward to how we Christians practice praying for each other. Since saints are our brothers and sisters in Christ who have already reached Heaven, their practice of praying for us is continued in Heaven, where they are closer to God.
When I walk into the mall and see Christmas decorations up the day after Halloween, I feel the same way Hamlet did when his mom married his annoying uncle so shortly after his father’s death.
Thrift, thrift, Horatio! the Halloween Mars Bars/Did coldly furnish forth the Christmas stockings
“The stories that foolish people tell are offensive, and they make jokes about the worst kinds of sin. When such people curse, it is enough to make your hair stand on end, and when they start arguing amongst themselves, all you can do is to stop your ears. It is painful to listen to them insult each other, and such blustering can lead to violence”(Sirach 27:13-15)