¤ Saint Of The Day ¤

Over 2000 years ago, there was a young girl called Mary. She was betrothed, but not married, to a man named Joseph.

An angel, having taken the figure and the form of man, came into the house and spoke to her, saying; “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.” Mary did not speak; she was deathly afraid, for she did not know the angel, why he came, or what he was talking about. 
The angel continued saying, “Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob forever. And of his kingdom there shall be no end.”
The Virgin understood that there was question of the coming Redeemer. But, why should she be chosen from all of the women in the world for the divine dignity of being the mother of the the Savior, having vowed her virginity to God? 
Not doubting the word of the angle, but filled with fear, she replied: “How shall this be done, because I know not man?” Meaning, she had had no relations with Joseph.
The angel, to remove Mary’s anxiety and to assure her that her virginity would be spared, answered: “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”
Trusting, Mary replied, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word.”

Why does this day matter to us?
Why, exactly, do Catholics hold such reverence for the Blessed Virgin?
Mary trusted in the Lord, and she gave her whole self to Him. We can take many lessons away from our Blessed Mother.

A prayer on this Holy Day;

Annunciation Prayer

Lord who came down from heaven
and stayed in the womb of St. Mary,
after making the annunciation
to her through his head of angels, is blessed.
The Lord is blessed whom the heaven and earth,
Angels and mankind are praising always.
Oh Lord let the intercession of your mother
be a fort for us all.

Peace be unto thee,
Mother of the Sun of righteousness.
Peace be unto thee, the palace of holiness,
Peace be unto thee the ship full of blessings,
the fruit of your virginity is blessed,
Holy Mother please pray for us,
so that we would also be holy like you in our lives.
Lord have mercy upon us.

Lord Jesus,
who was kind enough
to take the presence in humble virgin,
kindly live in us
and redeem us from the strong bondages of sins and death.
Lord make us good and worthy divine homes,
so that you could stay in us.

Lord who had been kind enough
to take the human body from the virgin,
unite us all in your peace.
Unite us all with your grace.
Fill your love in us
so that we could share the love
with you and among us all.
Make us worthy to praise thee
with your blessed Mother and all the saints.

Holy virgin Mother, you are blessed,
By thy prayers
let the Holy church and her children
be saved from all sorts of calamities
and let all the departed get forgiveness for their sins.
Amen.