Luke 1:34-35
"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."
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation. Today is also the beginning of the year of Mercy.
Our mother Mary is called the mother of Mercy, she stood in front of angel Gabriel and said yes. I am in awe of her willingness to say yes. She was to bear the Son of God.
What is mercy? A good definition a read recently is to relieve misery. Isn't that what Jesus does, He relieves our burdens and miseries. Invite people back to the church, let them know what this year is about. There are many that walked away from the church for various reasons.
Mother Mary, help each of us be a reflection of your Son.
Hail Holy Queen, mother of mercy, hail our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, morning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn thy most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thine womb Jesus. O Clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us that we maybe worthy of the promises of Christ.
YBIC
1 John 4:4b
"The one that is in you is greater than the one who is in the world."
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