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25 March 2020
\nThe Annunciation of the Lord<\/strong><\/p>\n

View the Mass Readings<\/a><\/p>\n

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For those of you who are counting, we have 9 months of shopping before Christmas. Although the timing of the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord is clearly aligned to the traditional celebration of Jesus\u2019 birth, it is fortunate in many ways that this feast usually occurs during the season of Lent. In the midst of this time of prayer, fasting, and works of mercy, but also of fear and uncertainty, we are reminded of the promise of the Messiah\u2019s coming. We may feel oppress and burdensome under the grip of a virus, but it does not have to be a time of darkness for us. We need not live in sorrow and emptiness, for we know that our Savior will return.<\/p>\n

Mary portrays this most clearly for us. Although surprised by the angel\u2019s announcement, she welcomed and embraced it. Her pregnancy and delivery must have been anything but simple, given the circumstances. Yet she rejoiced in her role as God-bearer, mother of the Savior. Knowing that she was bringing the Son of God into the world, she found the strength not only to tolerate and survive the experience but, in fact, to celebrate it as well.<\/p>\n

Our current experience can be a parallel to Mary\u2019s role. Her life was changed by the message of the angel; our lives are changed by circumstances beyond our control. Mary brought the long-awaited Messiah into the world; we pass on the good news of the Gospel through our living faithfully our Christian lives. So, let us find joy in our prayer, fasting, and almsgiving of Lent and in our \u201cstay at home\u201d status just as Mary took joy in the announcement of the angel Gabriel. By accepting and welcoming God\u2019s call to repent, change our lives and live in hope, we join her in rejoicing over God\u2019s presence in our world. In our own Lenten observances, we pave the way for the return of our Savior this year and every year.<\/p>\n

– Deacon Frank Sullivan<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Let us Pray,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

O God, who willed that your Word
\nshould take on the reality of human flesh
\nin the womb of the Virgin Mary,
\ngrant, we pray,
\nthat we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man,
\nmay merit to become partakers even in his divine nature.
\nWho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
\none God, for ever and ever.
\nAmen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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