Happy Feast of Annunciation. . “Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 . St. Ambrosios says, “she describes herself as the hand-maid of the Lord, even though she has been chosen a mother to Him. The promise that has been fulfilled did …
“but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” – Romans 5:3-5 . “Consider how great the things to come are, …
“Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:13,14 . “The Lord clarifies …