DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
“Mary’s Immaculate Conception” – Faith: In today’s Gospel event, Mary’s positive response to God’s Will through the angel Gabriel, sealed God’s Plan of Salvation, and Mary became the Mother of our Saviour, Jesus. Ponder on, “Mary’s Perfect Obedience, made with great humility, invites us also to reflect on, and live God’s Will and Ways daily and joyfully.”
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
Luke 1:26-33, 38
The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s favour! The Lord is with you.’
She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, ‘Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour. Look! You are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David; he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end.’
Mary said, ‘You see before you the Lord’s servant, let it happen to me as you have said.’ And the angel left her.