Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; Let it be with me according to your word.”
Then the Angel (Gabriel) departed from her. –Luke 1:38 Image Courtesy: EWTN
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
In the sixth month the Angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a
Virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the House of David. The Virgin’s name
was Mary and he (Gabriel) came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with
you,” she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
The Angel (Gabriel) said to her, “Do not be afraid Mary, for you have found favor with Hod and
now you will conceive in your womb and bear a Son and you will name Him Jesus. He will be
great and will be called the Son of the Most High and the Lord God will give to Him the throne
of His ancestor David. He will reign over the House of Jacob forever and of His Kingdom there
will be no end.”
Mary said to the Angel, “How can this be, since I am a Virgin? The Angel said to her, “The Holy
Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the
Child to be born will be Holy; He will be called Son of God and now, your relative Elizabeth in
her old age has also conceived a son and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be
barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; Let it be with me according to your word.”
Then the Angel departed from her. –Luke 1:26-38
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