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Pillar designates something of strength. When Samson was about to die, having been reduced to a circus entertainer since he had revealed to his lover Dahlila the secret of his superhuman strength, although blind placed his hands on the two main pillars of the structure over the Philistines as they feasted to their pagan gods. He pushed with a last push on these pillars and down fell the building, sending the death of everyone underneath. Our Lady is a pillar to us, so we can persevere as we navigate the discouraging circumstances of our times. The first reading mentions them as evil actions and said to be good instead. Criminals roam around with impunity. St. James the Apostle also faced discouragement when he went to the Iberian Peninsula, to evangelize the natives there. He was set to return to the Middle East, and the Virgin appeared on a pillar to invigorate his drooping spirits.