Saying Yes Like Mary Said Yes
During his apostolic ministry, roughly two decades after the Ascension of Christ, the St. Paul was compelled to write a letter to the Galatians that rebuked them for the false gospel they had adopted. After Paul had left them, certain men had infiltrated their congregation and convinced them that they, as Gentile Christians, needed to […]
Behind the Annunciation stand several familiar Old Testament figures like Eve, Sarah, and Hannah. But there is another set of hidden figures who foreshadow Mary’s encounter with the angel. They include a warrior judge, an assassin widow, and a runaway slave. ‘The Lord is with you’ The first thing the angel tells Mary is, “The […]
The first time we find the term “evangelization” in Scripture is in the Gospel of St. Luke, and the first evangelizer is the same angel who appeared to Daniel in the Old Testament: the archangel Gabriel. Gabriel appears as the messenger of the Most High, bearing the good news of salvation in two annunciations — […]
Regardless of our state in life, we are called to be a Eucharistic people. The world needs us to be a completely Eucharistic people. In order to grow in deeper intimacy with our Eucharistic God, the Annunciation is a time to remember to turn to Our Blessed Mother who will show us how to love her Son in the Blessed Sacrament and how to be transformed by His burning love.
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