Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the
virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The
Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered
what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid,
Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb
and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be
called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David
his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his
Kingdom there will be no end.” But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel said to her in reply, “The
Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow
you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. 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; for nothing will be
impossible for God.” Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it
be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
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Reflection:
Do you always humble yourself before God?
There is something in the Blessed Mother that many of us don’t have. We
may ask, what is it which the Blessed Mother have that we often don’t usually
have? It’s the humility and docility to follow the will of God.
After the angel Gabriel told her everything about the Lord’s plan
for her. The blessed Mother simply said: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the
Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38)
In so many ways God speaks to us as well, He even uses people and events
in our lives to convey His message for us. But we often chose to
purposely ignore it and go on with what we want in our lives. What if the
Blessed Mother chose to ignore the angel and move on with her life and have no
part with the plan of God?
But she chose to listen to the voice of God. Listening to the voice of
God is something that is often lacking in our lives. Yes we pray, yes we go to
church for Holy Mass. But at the end of the day it’s still our selfish will for
ourselves that we follow.
This is primarily the reason why we always sin and why we have enormous
problems. Because we often ignore the voice of God and we often don’t pay
attention to the teachings of the church which always tells us to only do what
is good and right.
The Blessed Mother did not resist God’s will she simply believed and
humbly submitted herself to God’s will. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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