Today, since the 25th was a Sunday, the Church commemorates the Feast of the Annunciation, the day when the angel Gabriel said those wondrous words “Hail, Mary, full of grace! The LORD is with you!”
All of creation held its breath as the young girl tried to comprehend and assimilate what was happening, and what was being asked of her. If she says “yes” to the LORD, it could mean exile from her family, living on the streets as a beggar while pregnant, or at the worst, being stoned to death.
But, wonder if wonders, the young girl, full of faith and trust, said “yes” to the LORD, “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled” and all of creation shouted in wonder and praise. In that moment, and because her betrothed, Joseph, also said yes, redemption and salvation was conceived by the Holy Spirit in her womb, and became a human, and they named him Jesus.
Hail, Mary, full of grace! The LORD is with you!
May we also say “yes” to the LORD, that his will might also be accomplished in our lives, and so love and grace may abound for the sake of the world.
Blessed Mary, mother of Jesus, ora pro nobis.
