Tuesday, April 5, 2016

May It Be Done (StVdP)


May It Be Done
Reflection for St. Vincent de Paul Meeting, April 4, 2016
Dcn. Bob Bonomi

Today is the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord  - the celebration was moved from March 25th this year because it fell on Good Friday.  Because of its importance, the feast was abrogated to the first day after Easter and it's octave, which is today - Monday, April 4th.  We read in today's Gospel from Luke, chapter 1, verses 26 to 38:

     The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.  And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
     But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?”
     And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.  Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.”
     Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.”
     Then the angel departed from her.

We are reminded that when God calls on us, we may not understand why us, or how we can respond, but if we say "yes", great things can happen. Say yes to his call.  Let it be done according to God's will.

For reflection:  Recall when you felt called to do something that you didn't think you could do, but did it anyway, only to discover something wonderful happen?

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