Second Tuesday of Advent- Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
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Today’s Scripture
Luke 1: 26-38 (WEB)
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary. Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!”
But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be. The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’ He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”
The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God. Behold, Elizabeth your relative also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.
Reflection
Stand quietly in the room with Mary as the angel departs, leaving her with an invitation that will alter human history. Feel the weight of the silence before she speaks her Fiat – her bold, trusting “Yes” to a future she cannot see. What invitation is God placing before you today that requires a leap of blind, loving trust?
Grace to Ask For: Courageous openness to God’s unpredictable designs.
Examen: Where did I hesitate to say “yes” to God’s movements in my day?
Today’s Music
Gabriel’s Message – VOCES8 & Classic FM