Mediation 28
THE ANNUNCIATION OF MARY-HER FEAST
This incomparable mystery in the life of Our Lady was accomplished through the embassy of an angel. It will, then, be convenient to compare this embassy with the messages which God so often sends our souls.
1. The Embassy.
God sent the Angel in a visible way to announce to Our Heavenly Mother Her promotion to the dignity of Mother of God. It appears that the Angel took on a human shape most befitting the lofty scope of his embassy, that of a beautiful youth surrounded by heavenly splendor, for he had to deal with the most sublime business ever undertaken between Heaven and earth, between God and man.
Thus does God often attempt to deal with us about some business appertaining to His glory and to the welfare of our souls. And He does so through His angels although in an invisible shape. How often is our guardian angel in the name of God trying to draw our attention to some inspiration, and yet we do not pay any heed. If we could see him visibly, we would not behave in this manner. But why do we not see with the eyes of Faith?
We should also see God through the eyes of faith in those who speak to us in His name, namely, the superiors, the spiritual directors, the preachers, good readings, good example and even humiliations and trials. What are all these but embassies sent to us by God? Compared with the way Our lady received the Angel how do we receive them?
[Excerpted from 'MARIAN MEDITATIONS' Book by Rev. Dr. Ildefonso R. Villar, Salesian Philippine Province, Nihil Obstat; Imprimatur]
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