Mary, when Jesus
was conceived in you, he found you a virgin; after being born of you he
left you a virgin. He gives you fertility, but he does not violate your
integrity. Whence does this happen to you?. . .March 25
Hail, Full of Grace
Mary, when Jesus
was conceived in you, he found you a virgin; after being born of you he
left you a virgin. He gives you fertility, but he does not violate your
integrity. Whence does this happen to you?. . .
Tell me, angel Gabriel, whence this happens to Mary. The angel answers: "I stated this with my greeting, 'Hail, full of grace.'"
-- Sermon 291, 6
Prayer. O Mary, you were a virgin in conceiving, in bearing your child, and in dying. Pray for us to the Lord.
-- The Instruction of Beginners, 22, 40
| Tradition Day By Day | The Augustinians - St. Thomas of Villanova Province |
From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Augustine Day by Day: Minute Meditations for Every Day Taken from the Writings of Saint Augustine. Catholic Book Publishing Co. New York, 1986.
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