John The Baptist- Luke 1:57-80

In my last article on the Gospel of Luke, I left off at Mary’s Magnificat. Mary, pregnant with Our Lord, humbly recognized the power of God and her role in God’s plan of salvation. Mary spent three months with her cousin Elizabeth, also pregnant by way of a miracle from God. Most thought Elizabeth was [...]

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Three

Here I am…back again. I’m officially “settled in” to my new residence now. Instead of one great roommate, I now have two, which makes three of us. Also, we have about three times the space in the new condo than I had in my apartment. And there’s at least three times less noise. That comes [...]

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Foretelling Christ’s Birth, Visitation, And Magnificat- Luke 1:26-56

In the Annunciation, the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had conceived a son by the Holy Spirit. (cf. Luke 1:35) Mary didn’t fully understand Gabriel’s announcement, but she accepted God’s great gift anyway.
Prior to Gabriel’s appearance to Mary, he also came to the priest Zechariah to foretell the birth [...]

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