2617. Mary’s prayer is revealed to us at the dawning of the fullness of time. Before the incarnation of the Son of God, and before the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, her prayer cooperates in a unique way with the Father’s plan of loving kindness: at the Annunciation, for Christ’s conception; at Pentecost, for the formation of the Church, his Body.88 In the faith of his humble handmaid, the Gift of God found the acceptance he had awaited from the beginning of time. She whom the Almighty made “full of grace” responds by offering her whole being: “Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be [done] to me according to your word.” “Fiat”: this is Christian prayer: to be wholly God’s, because he is wholly ours.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
198. What kind of devotion is directed to the holy Virgin?
593. What is the specifically Christian sense of this petition?
71. What relationship has God established between man and woman?
318. How is this sacrament celebrated?
425. What is the relationship between grace and human freedom?
303. What are the acts of the penitent?
517. What are the duties of workers?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the role of spiritual gifts in building up the church, according to Ephesians 4:7-16?
How can Christ’s return be a comfort in the midst of pain, according to 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18?
What does Jesus’ statement “I am the resurrection and the life” in John 11:25-26 mean?
What is the role of faith in the midst of suffering, according to Job 13:15-16?
