And the angel being come in, said unto her:
Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
blessed art thou among women.
Luke 1, 28
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A garden bower in flower
Grew waiting for God’s hand:
Where no man ever trod,
This was the Gate of God.
The first bower was red —
Her lips which “welcome” said.
The second bower was blue —
Her eyes that let God through.
The third bower was white —
Her soul in God’s sight.
Three bowers of love
Now Christ from Heaven above.
— LAWRENCE HOUSMAN
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“Humility is a passive virtue: it is a readiness to accept what is born not of blood, nor of the flesh, nor of man’s will; a readiness to welcome God who comes down.”
Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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“Behold, from now on shall all generations call me blessed;
for the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.”
Luke 1, 48-49
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Ave Maria!
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Dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima
Marian Catholic
