Homily The ANNUNCIATION of the LORD - 25th March, 2020
(episode 215)
(This is a weekday Feast)
Readings
FIRST READING: Isaiah 7:10-14,8:10;
PSALM 39:7-11. “Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.”
SECOND READING: Hebrews 10:4-10.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 1:14). Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ! The word of God became flesh and dwelt among us; and we saw his glory. Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
GOSPEL: Luke 1:26-38
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Shutterstock Licensed Image stock photo ID: 1503715442. Vranov, Slovakia. 2019/8/22. Icon of the Annunciation – the announcement by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus. Convent of the Holy Trinity. By Adam Jan Figel
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References:
Fr Paul W. Kelly
https://sarahclarkson.com/thoroughly-alive/2017/11/17/annunciation-a-poem-and-a-holy-provocation
Holweck, Frederick. "The Annunciation." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 7 Feb. 2020 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01541c.htm
Shutterstock Licensed Image stock photo ID: 1503715442. Vranov, Slovakia. 2019/8/22. Icon of the Annunciation – the announcement by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus. Convent of the Holy Trinity. By Adam Jan Figel
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