Mary's Yes, must be ours.

The Feast of the Annunciation, celebrated on March 25, commemorates the announcement made by the angel Gabriel to Mary. Mary will soon carry in her womb a Son, Emmanuel, the Savior of humanity.

In celebrating this feast, we make Mary's “Yes” to God our response to God's salvation.

In fact, Mary's yes is in line with Jesus' own response to the will of his Father to redeem mankind. “Behold, I have come to do your will” (Heb. 10:9).

Our lives too, should be animated by this constant “yes” to welcome God into our lives and to do his will.

In our trials, our daily choices, our relationships with the world and others, we are invited to open our hearts to God, to give him our lives, and to trusting him completely by following the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Through our daily “yes” to Jesus, we welcome God's offering of eternal life.

Oh Mary, teach us how to say yes to the Lord!

Father Georges sac