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Благовещение /Annuntiatio/ Благовещение е един от големите пролетни празници, който се празнуват от всички християни. Според Библията: „ Архангел Гавраил се явил при пресветата Дева и казал: "Радвай се, благодатна! Благословена си ти между жените!" Смирената Дева се смутила от тия думи. Но ангелът продължил: "Не бой се, Мария, понеже ти намери благодат у Бога! И ето, ти ще заченеш в утробата, ще родиш Син, и ще Го наречеш Иисус. Той ще бъде велик и ще се нарече Син на Всевишния; и ще Му даде Господ Бог престола на отца Му Давид; и ще царува над дома на Яков навеки, и царството Му не ще има край." Пресвета Дева казала на ангела: "Как ще бъде това, когато аз мъж не познавам?" — Ангелът й отговорил: "Дух Светий ще слезе върху тебе и силата на Всевишния ще те осени. Затова и Светото, Което ще се роди от тебе, ще се нарече Син Божий. С опростена версия на библейската история, която много се хареса на децата отбелязахме празника в къщи. Абонамент за: Коментари за публикацията (Atom)
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Father David Sabel's Pastoral Perspective As we enter the new year. We are always trying to make resolutions to improve our selves. Read more, work more, be nicer, help others, get in shape, there are so diverse types of resolutions, but what about just being “holier”! What do you mean, Father? Well, we do not usually talk like that in our day-in and day-out routine of our lives. The point of this article is that we should be thinking, acting and praying to become a holier person. How do we become holier? Well, we have such a splendid example of the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph. First step, they believed! Jesus believed in the salvific plan of the Father after the fall of Adam and Eve. He did not leave them without any hope. From Isaiah Ch. 43, “For I, the Lord, am your God, the Holy One of Israel, your savior. I give Egypt as ransom for you, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you.” Mary believed when the angel Gabriel visited the Blessed Mother on the great day of the Annunciation and the angel stated, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” (Luke Ch.1) We know that Mary’s answer was “Yes” to the angel. Then, we have Joseph, who had to deal with this situation of a wife to be who suddenly is pregnant. He had to believe in a visit from an angel in his dreams. (Matt Ch.1) “Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'” The Holy Family believed and then they trusted in the love that God had for His son, Jesus, as well as us, His greatest of His creations since we were created in His image and likeness. They prayed, talked and served God to fulfill His promise to heal the sins of our first parents, Adam and Eve. That is what it takes to become “holier”! We must believe and trust that there is a God that loves us, then we must act upon that belief and trust by building up many more holy families in our world today. As we enter this new year, let’s believe and trust! God has always believed in us or he would not have sent His son, Jesus to us to help us not only to become “holier” but to make us divine like Him! Have a happy and holy new year! David Sabel is pastor of the Catholic Churches of Central Livingston County