Listen to the homily here.
Notes:
Notes:
Small things with great love: (St. Mother Teresa)
· Let’s start with a village:
o Micah: “Thus says the LORD:
You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah
too small to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel…”
You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah
too small to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel…”
o Bethlehem = house of bread
o And then holds the greatest love in the whole world
· Now two people
o “Mary set out
and traveled to the hill country in haste
to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth.”
and traveled to the hill country in haste
to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth.”
o Actually, there are four people within this love, two of them are even smaller—in their wombs
o “When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting,
the infant leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit…”
the infant leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit…”
· Then a quick announcements:
o From Elizabeth: “Blessed are you who believed
that what was spoken to you by the Lord
would be fulfilled."
that what was spoken to you by the Lord
would be fulfilled."
o And Mary’s earlier answer to Gabriel, and the annunciation of her son: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word…”
God showed the whole world how He used small things with the greatest love we needed: His son
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