HOLY MASS READINGS
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word. Lk 1:38
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16, Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29, Romans 16:25-27, Luke 1:26-38
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
Oftentimes we have great ideas, good ideas, and yet they may not be what You desire. Today You remind us that all we have comes from You. What can I give You Beloved that is not Yours already? All I have are my sins, my weaknesses, my shortcomings, my faults, my many failings. These are my own and these I offer You that You may take them and in return give me Your goodness, Your kindness, Your gentleness, that I may reflect You in all I say, do, and think.
Thank You for Your promises to Your people O Lord. Those whom You have saved at so great a price. Those who belong to You are assured of a being rooted in You so that Your life may flow through us. Just as You spoke through the prophet Nathan You have destroyed the Enemy. Satan is crushed and death has lost its sting. Hope is born in us because of You.
Your Church will stand forever and no power will overcome it for it has You for its Head. You are the Bridegroom. You will protect her and preserve her for You have triumphed and You have won for us a victory that is eternal.
Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
We have a song of triumph and victory on our lips. Yes, the world is an evil place and evil people abound in it but we know that You have overcome the world and in the end Your rule over the powers of evil and darkness will reign over all.
You have given to us all that precious gift of free will because You love us and You desire that we return that love freely, gladly, completely; the choice is ours to make. And when we make the choice to love You as You ought to be loved then Your light in the world grows brighter.
The day will dawn Beloved when all will come to the knowledge of truth and all will freely choose to bend the knee before You in love, worship, awe, and adoration.
You have made an eternal covenant of love with us. Love never fails. Thank You Beloved for Your patience and grant that Your faithful remnant continue to live in the world with courage.
Romans 16:25-27
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
We thank God our Father for revealing His love for us through You. This is the Good News - that God so loved the world that He sent His only Son into the world, not to condemn us but to save us and to bring each one of us to the knowledge of Truth. The Truth that is Life.
St. Paul reminds us today that everything in Scripture makes known to people of all times, all ages, and all generations the eternal truth which is that all are saved through You, and You alone, His Son. This is why all glory, all honor, all worship, belongs to You and when all creation bows down before You we glorify the Father. It is through our faith in You Beloved that the world is saved for this is the will of God for His people always and everywhere.
Luke 1:26-38
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
There is no story so beautiful as this. It is timeless. It is a story of love triumphing over hate, sin, Satan, and death.
It is a a story that is quiet, still, silent, and filled with awe and beauty. In just a few words the greatest drama, the most wonderful tale of love unfolds. Here God dialogues with a young virgin, a pure little flower over which God had lavished every grace, blessing and beauty, hidden, unknown, unseen by the world yet constantly under the gaze of the Triune God.
The Angel comes to her bringing God's message of Good News to the world. Her fiat will make it possible for God to accomplish what He desired ever since the fall of man and woman. God had to wait for time to unfold, for the one He had chosen to be born, to wait until she grew into young, virginal, womanhood, wait for her consent to give herself to Him so His Son could take flesh in her womb.
Mary said yes to God as she always did; no other response would be conceivable to her and when she did heaven and earth erupted, exulted, overflowed with joy.
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.
As quietly as the Angel had come, he departed from her but the world as it was known until then had changed forever because Mary said yes. And we thank God and Mary that she did.
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word. Lk 1:38
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16, Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29, Romans 16:25-27, Luke 1:26-38
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
Oftentimes we have great ideas, good ideas, and yet they may not be what You desire. Today You remind us that all we have comes from You. What can I give You Beloved that is not Yours already? All I have are my sins, my weaknesses, my shortcomings, my faults, my many failings. These are my own and these I offer You that You may take them and in return give me Your goodness, Your kindness, Your gentleness, that I may reflect You in all I say, do, and think.
Thank You for Your promises to Your people O Lord. Those whom You have saved at so great a price. Those who belong to You are assured of a being rooted in You so that Your life may flow through us. Just as You spoke through the prophet Nathan You have destroyed the Enemy. Satan is crushed and death has lost its sting. Hope is born in us because of You.
Your Church will stand forever and no power will overcome it for it has You for its Head. You are the Bridegroom. You will protect her and preserve her for You have triumphed and You have won for us a victory that is eternal.
Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
We have a song of triumph and victory on our lips. Yes, the world is an evil place and evil people abound in it but we know that You have overcome the world and in the end Your rule over the powers of evil and darkness will reign over all.
You have given to us all that precious gift of free will because You love us and You desire that we return that love freely, gladly, completely; the choice is ours to make. And when we make the choice to love You as You ought to be loved then Your light in the world grows brighter.
The day will dawn Beloved when all will come to the knowledge of truth and all will freely choose to bend the knee before You in love, worship, awe, and adoration.
You have made an eternal covenant of love with us. Love never fails. Thank You Beloved for Your patience and grant that Your faithful remnant continue to live in the world with courage.
Romans 16:25-27
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
We thank God our Father for revealing His love for us through You. This is the Good News - that God so loved the world that He sent His only Son into the world, not to condemn us but to save us and to bring each one of us to the knowledge of Truth. The Truth that is Life.
St. Paul reminds us today that everything in Scripture makes known to people of all times, all ages, and all generations the eternal truth which is that all are saved through You, and You alone, His Son. This is why all glory, all honor, all worship, belongs to You and when all creation bows down before You we glorify the Father. It is through our faith in You Beloved that the world is saved for this is the will of God for His people always and everywhere.
Luke 1:26-38
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
There is no story so beautiful as this. It is timeless. It is a story of love triumphing over hate, sin, Satan, and death.
It is a a story that is quiet, still, silent, and filled with awe and beauty. In just a few words the greatest drama, the most wonderful tale of love unfolds. Here God dialogues with a young virgin, a pure little flower over which God had lavished every grace, blessing and beauty, hidden, unknown, unseen by the world yet constantly under the gaze of the Triune God.
The Angel comes to her bringing God's message of Good News to the world. Her fiat will make it possible for God to accomplish what He desired ever since the fall of man and woman. God had to wait for time to unfold, for the one He had chosen to be born, to wait until she grew into young, virginal, womanhood, wait for her consent to give herself to Him so His Son could take flesh in her womb.
Mary said yes to God as she always did; no other response would be conceivable to her and when she did heaven and earth erupted, exulted, overflowed with joy.
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.
As quietly as the Angel had come, he departed from her but the world as it was known until then had changed forever because Mary said yes. And we thank God and Mary that she did.
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