THURSDAY (March 25, 2021)
The Annunciation of our Lord
In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Gospel Sentence
“For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”” (Jeremiah 31:34b)
Reading
“In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel answered her, “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, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.” (Luke 1:26–38)
Meditation
In the midst of Lent we have this glimmer, this picture of our Lord’s conception through the womb of the Virgin Mary. She says “amen” to the Word of the angel, Gabriel. And in her “amen” lies the salvation of the whole world, for the one born in her womb is the very Son of God. Who He is shapes what He does for us. Nothing is impossible with God, for God is all about doing the impossible for us.
Silence
Prayer for Holy Cross Member
Show your grace to Bill this day, as he goes about the callings you have given to him. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for the Feast of The Annunciation of Our Lord
O Lord, as we have known the incarnation of Your Son, Jesus Christ, by the message of the angel to the virgin Mary, so by the message of His cross and passion bring us to the glory of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Lord’s Prayer