an angel visits her . . .
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. . . and he seems to
know her. The angel has some surprising news
for her. She would inherit a great fortune? . . .
NO! She would become a famous beauty
queen? . . . NO! She would marry
a king?. . .
NO! Better yet, she would become
the
Mother of a
King! . . .
WOW!
THE KING OF HEAVEN AND EARTH!!!
Enough news to startle anyone . . .
especially since Mary was not even married!!! Her
visitor was the Angel Gabriel whose name means, "Messenger of
God." He said she had found favor with God and would
bear a Son through the power of the Holy Spirit; but he needed
her acceptance. Imagine that! She was ASKED
if she would ACCEPT becoming the Mother of God . . .
THE CR
EATOR OF THE UNIVERSE!
She simply replied
. . . “I am the handmaid of the Lord.”
We celebrate Mary’s response on March 25th
when she said "Yes." Her acceptance invited the
implanting of the body, blood, soul and divinity of God’s own
Son into her womb. For nine months her pure sinless body
nourished His growing body and brought Him to full term.
The birth of the
Redeemer clearly marks God’s long awaited New Covenant that
invites all people
to share in His eternal heavenly kingdom. With love for
us, Christ announced His Father’s message that our redemption
was at hand, He worked numerous miracles, healed the sick,
gathered and instructed his followers who recognized His
divinity. He shunned both military and political power and was
killed by the religious leaders out of jealousy. He rose
from the dead because He was divine, and promised that His
Church’s leaders (the Pope and universal Bishops) would be
guided by the Holy Spirit when deciding matters of faith and
morals.
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commemorates and encourages everyone to imitate Mary's "Yes"
with our own "Yes" as the Holy Spirit provides the
opportunities for us to show God how much we love Him.
We all have our life origin from God; we are His
servants, His handmaids. Like Mary, our responsibility
as God-loving people is to actively show Him how much we love
Him. We look forward to hearing these words . .
.
“Come, you who are
blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for
you from the foundation
of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, . .
. . I say to you, as you did for one of these
least brothers of mine, you did for me (Matthew 25:34-41).
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Humanity
of Mary's Son
Divinity
of Mary's Son
Mary
leads by example
Mary approaches us
as a loving mother