Friday, 12/20/13
In the history of
the world no scene has received the attention given to the story of Gabriel
appearing to Mary. Any of us saying our daily rosary will recite the Hail Mary
a hundred and fifty times a day; and this is going on with others all around
the world. Our ancestors have been praying their Hail Marys back through a
thousand years.
Mary spoke just
twice, saying, “How can this be, when I know not man,” and “Behold the handmaid
of the Lord, be it done to me according to our word.”
I don’t know about
you, but I don’t analyze those words or meditate on them. Her words are holy, beyond our touch. The
closest thing to this scene in the whole of the Bible is the story of the burning
bush that Moses went up to examine closely.
Confronted with the
scene of Gabriel and Mary we feel we are being warned, “Come no nearer! Remove
the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”
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