East Little Rock Times

The Annunciation heralds the beginning of our salvation. At Mary's obedient Fiat, humanity is wedded to divinity. The salvation our heart cries out for became flesh in Mary's womb. We are Christians because of what God announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary. "Since it cannot be bought, in order for this salvation to enter into us we need a humble heart, a docile heart, an obedient heart like Mary's." When we repeat the words of the angel by praying the Hail Mary, the Word of God germinates in our soul.

O God, who willed that your Word should take on the reality of human flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary, grant, we pray, that we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man, may merit to become partakers in his divine nature. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever.

Magnificat Daily Missal

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