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Post by iagosan on Mar 25, 2023 6:38:45 GMT
Today, Saturday 25th March 2023 we celebrate the great Feast of the Incarnation
Today, Saturday 25th March 2023 we celebrate the great Festival of the Incarnation The Annunciation of The Blessed Virgin Mary
V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, Now and at the hour of our death. Amen
V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R. Be it done to me according to thy word. Hail Mary. . .
V. And the Word was made flesh. R. And dwelt among us. Hail Mary. . .
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
The Annunciation by Henry Ossawa Tanner
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Post by theguvnor on Mar 25, 2023 9:51:46 GMT
The Akathist to the Theotokos - in English in this instance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2IYzQ2Ava4By the way, the painting by Tanner above apart from being a spectacular piece of art was produced by a man who is important in art history. Look him up for a story of a fascinating man.
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Post by homeschooldad on Mar 25, 2023 16:09:37 GMT
The most important day in human history. It should be a Holy Day of Obligation throughout the entire Church, with no derogation to the nearest Sunday.
If I became Pope tomorrow, that would be my first official act.
Without the Incarnation, there would be no Passion and no Resurrection.
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Post by iagosan on Mar 25, 2023 19:06:39 GMT
The most important day in human history. It should be a Holy Day of Obligation throughout the entire Church, with no derogation to the nearest Sunday. If I became Pope tomorrow, that would be my first official act. Without the Incarnation, there would be no Passion and no Resurrection. J.R.R. Tolkien (arguably the world`s most popular Catholic fiction, writer would undoubtedly agree)
"The Ring & The Cross: Why March 25th is The Most Important Date of all History"
".........As Tolkien himself was a devoted Christian who called The Lord of the Rings a ‘fundamentally religious and Catholic work’, he would have been aware of this date’s symbolic weight (not allegory). For within the Christian Myth and Tradition, the events attributed to March 25th are manifold: from Adam’s Creation, to Abraham’s Sacrifice, to Christ’s Conception, and ultimately to the Crucifixion..........."
www.teawithtolkien.com/blog/2017/2/11/the-significance-of-march-25th
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