In the Roman Catholic church this is the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the day Mary said 'yes' to being the mother of Jesus. That means that Christmas is nine months from today.
Five years ago today: Knuckle Down
In the Roman Catholic church this is the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the day Mary said 'yes' to being the mother of Jesus. That means that Christmas is nine months from today.
Five years ago today: Knuckle Down
I do all my Christmas shopping on Dec 24th at Walgreens.
ReplyDeleteIf that works for you I'd say keep doing it!
DeleteWhen Mary was visited by the Angel Gabriel all those years ago, times were very different.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been a great scandal for an unmarried woman to become pregnant. Her family would be shamed and she would most probably have been shunned by everyone. It was even more outrageous to claim that the baby is the Son of God. That would have been blasphemy surely!
Yet despite her fears of shame, rejection and ridicule, not to mention fear for her own safety, Mary trusted God and said "Yes".
She agreed to be the Mother of Jesus. Thank you, Mary.
God bless, Kathy, you and your family.
The older I become the more I'm in awe of Mary's agreement.
DeleteOh Kathy, don't do that to me. I'm waiting for tomorrow when the temperature rises above 70 degrees. Time seems to be speeding up the older I get.
ReplyDeleteYes, one day at a time is the best way to go.
DeleteWe think we will be all vaccinated in scandal by then! Let's hope.
ReplyDeleteCanada not scandal, sorrry.
DeleteI'm trying to think creatively about what 'vaccinated in scandal' could mean :-)
DeleteOnly looking forward as far as spring, maybe summer.
ReplyDeleteI didn’t know it was solemn.
ReplyDeleteIn this case, Solemnity indicates the mass has two readings and the Gospel
DeleteOooh ok
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