Gospel Reading for December 20, 2025 – Luke 1: 26-38
VERY POWERFUL
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel said to her in reply, “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 called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age,and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
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It is said that between Abraham and Jesus, there are 2,000 years, more or less. So perhaps when Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word” there was a great applause in heaven because after such a long time, the Father’s plan of salvation will soon materialize. Likewise, Satan must have shuddered severely, so stressed and so worried that his work of scattering evil all over the world wouldn’t be an easy task anymore.
When we ourselves say and truly mean, “Be it done to me according to your word,” the powers of heaven will already be with us. This response is VERY POWERFUL because it will boomerang on us in a positive way. God will provide us with all the means to do according to his word as he did to Mary.
Yes Lord, you are the source of all power! It is all we need to remain faithful to you!
