The Virgin Will Give Birth to a Son (HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10. Psalm 40:77-8a,8b-9,10,11. Hebrews 10:4-10. Luke 1:26-38. Theme: The Virgin Will Give Birth to a Son. On today's feast, the Catholic Church celebrates the mystery of the Incarnation and, at the same time, the vocation of our Lady. It was her faithful response to the angel's message, her fiat, that began the work of Redemption. The setting of this feast day, March 25th, is exactly nine months before Christmas. In addition, there is an ancient tradition that the creation of the world and the commencement and conclusion of the Redemption all happened to coincide at the vernal equinox. On this day, the Catholic Church commemorates the coming of the Archangel Gabriel to announce to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she was to be the Mother of the promised Redeemer. On this same day, God the Son, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, by the power of the Holy Spirit, assumed a human body and a human soul and...