Blessed Mother, on this day I recall Your ‘Yes’ that led to the glorious birth of our Lord and start of our Salvation. Teach me dear Mother, so that I may learn your wisdom, that I may possess your endearing faith and trust in God our Father. That I may obedient as you were and listen to your instruction to “do whatever He tells you.”
Jesus your son said, “My kingdom is not of this world. (JN:36) Let me therefore set my sights on heaven and rise to the heights of my potential in Him that gives me the grace and strength needed to do His Will. Great are the rewards indeed for which I do not personally seek. Amen.
FIRST READING
Isaiah 7:10–14
GOSPEL
Luke 1:26–38
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
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