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Sister Karen Kelly, also a Sister of the Congregation de Notre-Dame, has graciously accepted the invitation to share her reflections on the Annunciation with us. All these are very human reactions and all speak to the longing in our souls; the longing to be so known and loved by God that God would use me to bring God more fully to the world and in so doing, to bring about a more just, compassionate, caring world.

Many ancient (as well as more historically recent) sources about Mary are filled with the idea that her whole life up to that point was a preparation for that moment.

12 But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! Catholic Daily Homily – Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. The Angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God.

What would God ever want with me? Loving God, give us the courage to trust in your call in our lives and the ability to live our ‘yes’. We can only imagine what Mary must have been thinking on hearing this news.

Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. That truth doesn’t mean that Mary didn’t have a very human reaction. 36 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; 37 for nothing will be impossible for God.”. From all eternity God had decided that the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity should become human. 181 Shares. Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will. It is such a normal reaction to think that what we are experiencing could not possibly be God. Can we dare to name and own this deep longing? I am amazed by several of Mary’s reactions in this scripture passage. 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Because today is not a Holy Day of Obligation, it is not commonly realized by many just how important that it is in the Church’s calendar. 
Then Mary said, “Here I am, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.”. A Reflection On the Annunciation David Oatney March 25, 2015 Blog: Life at 25 As I said in a previous post on Ash Wednesday , the lives of both my wife and myself were, from the beginning of this Lent and before, destined for change and radical reform because our new daughter would be coming into the world before the end of Lent. Luke 1:38) “be it done unto me according to your word.”. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts and your ways are not my ways, declares the Lord.

8B “In the written scroll it is prescribed for me,9 To do your will, O my God, is my delight,and your law is within my heart!”R. Instead we are called to trust; to trust God’s call even when it seems totally impossible, following what Mary did, pondering about it, praying about it, seeking support and confirmation in those around us as Mary did as she went off to Elizabeth.

Hopefully, Easter was for each of you a joyful, faith filled celebration! As we look at our own lives, can we see these same things? “Saying Yes to God's Will, like our Blessed Mother, and allow the Lord to be born, in our hearts and in our world today!” (Based on The Solemnity of the Annunication of the Lord - Lk 1: 26-38) A little six-year-old boy had often heard his Catholic companions reciting the prayer "Hail Mary." We get some sense of her joy in the Magnificat (cf. Saying yes to being a pregnant unwed mother is never simple in any age and this was certainly true in the time that Mary lived, yet she said yes. I always do. 11 Your justice I kept not hid within my heart;your faithfulness and your salvation I have spoken of;I have made no secret of your kindness and your truthin the vast assembly.R. 5 For this reason, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; 6 in holocausts and sin offerings you took no delight.

The author of Luke does not tell us Mary’s full reaction to the rest of the Angel’s message so we can only imagine it. 10 I announced your justice in the vast assembly;I did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know.R. Thank you, Karen.