MARY, OUR MOTHER

Meditation 26

THE ANNUNCIATION

THE MOTHER OF GOD

1. The all-Powerfulness of Her "Fiat".

When Mary says, Be it done, She not only practises Her submission to God, She tells us the secret of Her omnipotence. Hardly had She uttered these words than as announced by the Angel, the Holy Spirit overshadowed Her and gave accomplishment to the work of the Incarnation. At that very moment the Word was made flesh and began dwelling amongst us. Such was the power of Mary's word. At the beginning of time "Be it done", was the word uttered by the omnipotence of God; at once worlds sprang out of nothing, swimming round in space. In the abyss of Her humility the same word is uttered by Mary and thus is brought about a work even more wonderful than the one achieved by the Creator. That initial "Be it done" drew Creation from naught. This "Be it done" of Mary draws God Himself from His eternity, so that He, without ceasing to be God, commences to be man. Look at the Holy Virgin and look at the Holy Spirit whilst in the Immaculate blood of Mary He organizes the body of Jesus Christ. Thus the body and blood taken from the Virgin become the matter of the sacrifice which later He will offer on the Cross for the redemption of the world. Adore such a sublime mystery and thank Jesus and Mary for it.