Thursday of the Second Week of Advent, December 12, 2024
Luke 1:26-38
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son.
Today, we celebrate and ponder the Annunciation and the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is not hard to see the parallels between the two stories. God asks the Virgin Mary and St. Juan Diego to do something that seems impossible. Mary is asked to carry the Son of God, and Juan Diego is to talk to the bishop and convince him to build a chapel where the Blessed Mother appears to him.
Lord God, let us be thankful for the yes that Juan Diego and Mary gave you so your will would be fulfilled. Help us to continue our own journey as we find ways to say yes in our lives to serve you. You have called us by name, and we are yours.
