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Prepare the way of the Lord

Little Sisters of the Lamb enjoy the sight of their Baby Jesus doll being scanned through security by a corrections officer at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER

Sometimes, Christmas is easy. Sometimes, it’s hard.

On Dec. 13, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, chaplain Father Joseph Chontos and members of the Community of the Lamb visited the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka.

Archbishop Naumann and the Little Sisters of the Lamb pray with a young man at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER

There, they met with many of the young men and women, reminding them that even at this hectic time of year — or, perhaps, especially at this hectic time of year — they were not forgotten. They were not alone.

The Community of the Lamb talked with and prayed for the young men at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka.

“BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL . . . BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL NAME HIM EMMANUEL, WHICH MEANS ‘GOD IS WITH US.'”

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