We hear an early prophesy of Mary from Isaiah: “Therefore the Lord himself will
give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive and bear
a son, and
shall name him Emmanuel.” Jesus was not the only one who was announced in the Old
Testament. Our Blessed Mother was
as well.
Today
our Psalm reiterates what we celebrated on December 8th—that Mary
was without sin, both original and actual. “Who can ascend the
mountain of the LORD? or
who may stand in his holy place? He
whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean, who desires not what is vain.”
Mary
was the perfect disciple of Christ.
Through her yes, Jesus came
into the world as a baby at Christmas. Her yes ought to
inspire our yes no matter what state
of life we are in.
One
of the ways we Catholics ask for strength to give our full yes to God is the Hail Mary.
This is a powerful prayer to our Mother, as is the Rosary which many of
you pray: “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
As
Christmas draws near, ask our Mother for strength to continue giving your yes to God.
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