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Mary and Annunciation - Learning to become a Servant of God
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 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, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[b] the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.”
38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
Based on this Annunciation Reading, we reflect on these points:
1. Greetings by Gabriel
2. Perplexity of Mary
3. Words of Encouragement / Comfort by Angel
4. Revelation of the Mission by Angel
5. Question of Clarification by Mary
6. Clarification by Angel
7. Submission / Surrender of Mary
To understand the Incarnation (the Word made flesh), try this book by Fr. C. George Mary Claret
"God’s Journey to Bethlehem: God's Way of Alluring You to Enter Into Your Heart"