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Today we celebrate the feast of the Annunciation, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she had found favor with God and would conceive and bear a son who would be called the Son of the Most High. This day calls to mind two very specific moments which correspond with the culture of life. The first is Mary’s response to the Angel’s message. Imagine that you are a young girl – roughly between the ages of 12 and 15 – not yet married and an angel of the Lord informs you that you shall be with child. This surely was not something that she would have ever expected and most likely did not understand at the time. But Mary, being “full of grace”, surrendered humbly to God’s will saying, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word,” (Lk 1:38). By accepting this precious gift of life, Mary become not only the Mother of God, but a supreme example to all mothers. Mary’s role as the Mother of God reveals the dignity and sacredness of maternity. Secondly, Mary’s fiat marks the exact moment of the incarnation, the Word Made Flesh. By the incarnation Christ, the Son of God, intimately united Himself to the entire human race and revealed, in the words of JP II, the incomparable value of every human person. Not only did Christ elect to take on our human nature, becoming like us in all things but sin, but he chose to begin his life on earth as the weakest and most defenseless among us, an unborn child. Because of this saving event we realize the splendor of all human life – including the unborn child and the unformed embryo. The Annunciation – Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “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, 11 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.” But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel said to her in reply, “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, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived 13 a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.” Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. Recommended reading: Mary of Nazareth
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Blagovijest ili Naviještenje Gospodnje redovito se slavi 25. ožujka, ali ove godine se poklopilo s Cvjetnom nedjeljom, te se stoga prenosi na prvi dan nakon Velikog i Uskrsnog tjedna, a to je 9. travnja. Sveti Luka izvještava nas o tom događaju u svojem evanđelju: "Poslije šest mjeseci posla Bog anđela Gabriela u galilejski grad imenom Nazaret, k djevici zaručenoj s mužem iz Davidove kuće, komu je bilo ime Josip. A djevici bijaše ime Marija. Kad anđeo uđe k njoj, reče joj: 'Raduj se, milosti puna! Gospodin je s tobom!' Na te riječi ona se prepade i počne razmišljati što znači taj pozdrav. Anđeo joj reče: 'Ne boj se, Marijo, jer si našla milost kod Boga. Evo, ti ćeš začeti i roditi Sina komu ćeš nadjenuti ime Isus. On će biti velik i zvat će se Sin Previšnjega. Gospodin Bog dat će mu prijestolje Davida, oca njegova. On će vladati kućom Jakovljevom dovijeka. I kraljevstvo njegovo neće imati svršetka.'- Kako će to biti – reče Marija anđelu – jer se ja ne sastajem s mužem? – Duh Sveti sići će na te – odgovori joj anđeo – sila Previšnjega zasjenit će te; zato će se dijete koje ćeš roditi zvati svetim, Sinom Božjim. Gle! I tvoja rodica Elizabeta zače sina u svojoj starosti. Već je u šestom mjesecu ona koju zovu nerotkinjom. Jer Bogu ništa nije nemoguće. Marija mu reče: 'Evo službenice Gospodnje, neka mi bude po riječi tvojoj!' Tada je anđeo ostavi” (Lk 1,26-38). Blagovijest – najznačajnija vijest u povijesti svijeta! Kristovo utjelovljenje događaj je spasenja jer se Sin Božji utjelovio da postane Spasitelj. S Lukinim izvještajem nalazimo se na vrhuncu koji povezuje Stari i Novi zavjet. U njega se slijevaju sva proroštva, a iz njega proizlazi sav budući razvoj. Na tom vrhuncu se nalazi Krist, Bogočovjek, Spasitelj, Isus, koji kao Jahve u svetinji nad svetinjama prebiva u Marijinu krilu, a ona je prava Majka pravoga Božjega Sina. Utjelovljenje je povijesni čin, a uključuje duboku tajnu božansko-ljudske veze, bogočovještva, u osobi Isusa Krista. Današnja svetkovina je istovremeno Gospodnji i marijanski blagdan. Marija je toga dana začela, a Isus je začet. Odnosi se na oboje pa kad spominjemo Navještenje Gospodnje, mislimo na Krista, a kad govorimo o Blagovijesti, mislimo na Mariju. I dok je Lukin izvještaj pisan s gledišta Marije, o istom događaju evanđelist Matej piše s gledišta Josipa. Oba evanđelista žele naglasiti da je Isus čovjek, ali i Bog koji postaje čovjek. Njegovo je začeće čudesno, po Duhu Svetom. Tu spoznaju moraju proživjeti i Marija i Josip. Isus je Marijin sin, ali je i Sin Božji. U Blagovijesti dobro osjećamo da se radi o odlučnom trenutku za sve ljude. Bog je došao među nas i Marija je bila tu da primi Boga, koji je postao čovjek, u naše ime. Ne zaboravimo, sam Bog dao je Mariji posebno mjesto, izabravši je za Majku Isusu, a Gospodin Isus opet jedaje i nama za Majku našu.