Annunciation

Happy Feastday, Mama Mary. Today is the Solemnity of the Annunciation. This was the day when the Archangel Gabriel announced that you'll become the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. You accepted. Your fiat, your YES made the Incarnation possible.  And the WORD was made flesh and dwelt among us. 

The Annunciation is the key to the Incarnation. Without your generous YES, God will never force humankind to accept his REDEMPTION, his SALVATION. He created us without our consent but he will save us ONLY IF WE WANT HIM TO. He gave us freedom to decide for ourselves.This freedom is what makes our human lives so beautiful. If we truly understand the beauty of this authentic freedom, it will bring us SALVATION. 

Mama Mary, please help our young people and all of us discover this authentic freedom. We must be responsible for every choice we make. You were young when you accepted God's proposal, and your YES was lived every minute, every second of your life: when you conceived Jesus; when you faced the consequences of  your pregnancy; when you gave birth to your son, Jesus; when he was growing up; when he went away preaching; when Jesus was arrested and most of all when he was dying on the cross to save us all. May we have the same courage and generosity in our own choices and decisions.