In case you were wondering I didn't miss Easter. My church follows a different calendar than most in the west and so our Easter will take place in a little over a month. Today is, however, a very important holy-day no matter which calendar you use.
Today is March 25, and it is on this day that we remember that the angel visited Mary and announced to her that she would bear with child, to which she replied "may it be to me as you have said." Today is the Feast of Annunciation.
Today is the day that we realized that in 9 months we will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ our God. And so we realize that Jesus, even in the fetal stages was God of God, light of light, begotten and not made, of one essence with the Father. We remember that the divine Word himself took the initiative to bring redemption to humanity because of his great love for us. Today the church feast teaches us that our God did not just take on flesh at birth or later in life at baptism as the heretical adoptionists assert, but that he indeed was united in one person from the very conception - when Mary the Mother of God said "yes" to God.
This is such a beautiful and amazing realization. Our God who cannot be contained was contained in a womb. Today the Son of God becomes the Son of a virgin. Today the creator of all makes his throne in the womb of his creation in order to redeem creation.
Glory to God in the Highest!
I wonder if so much of the "christian" pro-choice people would have been silenced long ago if the protestant church had continued to celebrate this feast. For Christ has taken flesh in the form of an unborn babe with all the risk and possible complications that are entailed therein.
Today is truly a glorious feastday! Glory to God!
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You know...you are right about the Protestant church not celebrating this day as we should. In fact, I don't think I ever thought about when this day takes place. It is interesting...especially this year...the proximity that it has with Easter. In a way, it progresses us through the Christian calendar better than ever when you think about it. Because, assuming we observe this feast day, the "beginning" (of the story of Christ) has already begun again. Again, we can already be preparing for the journey to the cross...and even greater...the empty tomb once again.
Thanks for the post...it got me thinking.
Glorious feast, brother! I hope all is well for you. Just thought I'd drop in to say, "hi." You passing through Willy-po (Williamsport) any time soon? We should get together for some tea or maybe even some "sweet nectar of Satan" as they call it up north. ;-)
Peace,
Ed
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