Henri Nouwen wrote, “The resurrection does not solve our problems about dying and death…. the resurrection is the expression of God’s faithfulness to Jesus and to all God’s children. Through the resurrection, God has said to Jesus, “You are indeed my beloved Son, and my love is everlasting,” and to us God has said, “You indeed are my beloved children, and my love is everlasting….”
As we conclude the Month of Mary, let us take some time to thank her for her yes to the Angel Gabriel, for her love and care of her Son, the Lord and Savior – Jesus Christ.
The Blessed Mother answered the Angel Gabriel with her “fiat” a word translated from Latin into English as “let it be done”. Mary’s humble obedience to the Word of God is a humble submission to God’s request.
Listen to “Holy Is His Name”, the Canticle of Mary [The Magnificat from Luke 1:46-55] by Dave Moore, Lauren Moore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iigPXUpcjg
Mary’s prayer leads us to our Savior, may we follow her to Jesus each day. Sometime today offer a Hail Mary and pray The Magnificat for a special intention and humbly ask Mary to place your petition at the feet of Jesus.
May God Be Praised.
The painting above is by Henry Ossawa Tanner American Painter [1859-1937], whose “The Annunciation” [1898] hangs in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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