Mary reminds us to listen. The young woman of Nazareth, who holds in her arms the one who came to embrace the whole world, is the Virgin who listened intently to the message of the angel and opened her heart to God’s plan. She reminds us of the first and greatest of the commandments: “Hear, O Israel” (Deut 6:4), because more important than any precept is our need to enter into a relationship with God by accepting the gift of the love that he comes to bring us. Listening, in the Bible, refers to hearing not only with the ears, but also with the heart and one’s entire life.
--Pope Francis,
December 30, 2023
In May we celebrate Mary...
Image source: Leonardo da Vinci, Annunciation (ca. 1472), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Annunciation_%28Leonardo%29.jpg
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