The Annunciation of the Lord — March 25
"Be it done unto me according to thy word." — Luke 1:38
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Today the Church celebrates one of her greatest solemnities: the moment the eternal Word took flesh in the womb of a young woman in Nazareth. The angel Gabriel came to Mary with an impossible announcement — that she, a virgin, would bear the Son of the Most High. In the silence of that moment, the fate of the world hung on her answer.
She did not fully understand. She asked a question. And then she said yes.
Mary's fiat was not passive resignation — it was an act of radical, trusting surrender. She offered her body, her future, her reputation, and her entire life to a plan she could not yet see clearly.
Takeaway: God rarely asks us to see the whole road before we take the first step. He asks only for our yes — humble, willing, and real. Whatever uncertainty you carry today, consider: where is God waiting for your fiat? The Incarnation began with one woman's surrender. Your own transformation begins the same way.
Ave Maria.