Today's Daily Decade, on the Feast of St. Nicasius and his Companions, and Ember Wednesday of Advent, we offer prayers for Gottfried, who asks to do the Will of God in his life placidly. We beg the intercession of St. Thomas the Apostle against doubt, skepticism, second-guessing, and all kinds of disturbance in faith. Today's reflection focuses on the Crowning of Our Lady, not merely the crown for her but what she represents and why God has set her up as a beacon for us, both as a symbol of the Church and an archetype of the Christian.