By Edward Sri, EWTN News - Two words about Mary from the Bible describe most of our lives in December: “in haste.”.. We run in haste to the mall, post office and grocery store. In haste, we rush to office parties and pageants. We pack the bags and the car, or race to get the house clean and ready... There are only 24 days in the month to fit everything in, so all must be done with haste. While the month of December has moments of joy, for many, words like “stressed” and “overwhelmed” more adequately describe the norm.