Homily: Solemnity of the Annunciation - Year 1&2 (3/2019)

Readings: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38
"Mary, full of grace" [Lk 1:28] the angel exclaimed, and that's exactly what he meant. Here Mary reminds us how to celebrate Lent. She's the perfect Lenten figure because on this day she anticipates the Paschal Mystery. Mary, the perfect disciple, follows Jesus. She is blessed, not only because she bore God's Son, but also because she is the prime example of those who listen to the word of God and keep it.