Today Is Sunday 4th Sunday of Advent, December 21/14 In the gospel passage we hear on this Fourth Sunday in Advent, St. Luke writes, “The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, the angel said, ‘Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.’” (Luke 1:26-28) This is the beginning of the Christmas story, the first proclamation from heaven and delivered by an archangel, that God wants to be with us in a new and more intimate way. Yes, God will become one of us in his Son, Jesus, born not once upon an ancient Christmas Day from the womb of a virgin named Mary, but born in every human heart that will receive him.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:56:09 +0000