Homily for December 20, 2024
Luke
1: 26-38
Provincial
House, New Rochelle, N.Y.
by Nicolas Poussin
When Gabriel greets Mary, he doesn’t use the
customary Hebrew word shalom but the usual Greek word of greeting, chaire
(Luke 1: 28), which means “rejoice.” His
message is the joyful one that human salvation is at hand: God is breaking into our history in a new,
definitive way. This is the beginning of
the Gospel, the good news of our redemption.
It’s reason for Mary to rejoice, and it’s reason for us to rejoice: God remains our Savior.
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