The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity

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Sermon in the Community Chapter
by Brother Barry.

 LIPPI FRA FILIPPO / Annunciation

Tuesday, 24 March 2015 THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD Solemnity           In Jesus, God recapitulates all of his history of salvation on behalf of men and the Annunciation heralds the beginning of our salvation.          By Mary's obedient "Fiat," the earth has become heaven. "In Jesus, God has placed, in the midst of barren, despairing mankind,a new beginning which is not a product of human history but a gift from above" (Pope Benedict XVI).          "Thus, giving her consent to God's word, Mary becomes the mother of Jesus. Espousing the divine will for salvation wholeheartedly, without a single sin to restrain her, she gave herself entirely to the person and to the work of her Son; she did so in order to serve the mystery of redemption with him and dependent on him, by God's grace."                                                                                     (Catechism of the Catholic Church) God our Father, your Word became man and was born of the Virgin Mary. May we become more like Jesus Christ, whom we acknowledge as our redeemer, God and man. We ask this through our Lourd Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. (Opening prayer)                             Ecce Ancilla Domini                               Nunraw Liturgy     Ecce Ancilla Domini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecce_Ancilla_Domini Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Ecce Ancilla Domini! ... the Vulgate text of the first chapter of the Gospel of Saint Luke, describing the Annunciation, where Mary accepts ...