24/03/2026
Happy Solemnity, mga ka-bokasyon!
March 25 | Today is the Solemnity of the Incarnation of the Lord in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Titular Feast of the Montfortian Family
"Time does not permit me to linger here and elaborate on
the perfections and wonders of the mystery of Jesus living and
reigning in Mary, or the Incarnation of the Word. I shall confine
myself to the following brief remarks. The Incarnation is the first
mystery of Jesus Christ; it is the most hidden; and it is the most
exalted and the least known.
It was in this mystery that Jesus, in the womb of Mary and with
her cooperation, chose all the elect. For this reason the saints
called her womb, the throne-room of God's mysteries.
It was in this mystery that Jesus anticipated all subsequent
mysteries of his life by his willing acceptance of them.
Consequently, this mystery is a summary of all his mysteries
since it contains the intention and the grace of them all.
Lastly, this mystery is the seat of the mercy, the liberality, and
the glory of God. It is the seat of his mercy for us, since we can
approach and speak to Jesus through Mary. We need her
intervention to see or speak to him. Here, ever responsive to the
prayer of his Mother, Jesus unfailingly grants grace and mercy to
all poor sinners. "Let us come boldly before the throne of grace."
It is the seat of liberality for Mary, because while the new Adam
dwelt in this truly earthly paradise God performed there so many
hidden marvels beyond the understanding of men and angels.
For this reason, the saints call Mary "the magnificence of God",
as if God showed his magnificence only in Mary. It is the seat of
glory for his Father, because it was in Mary that Jesus perfectly
atoned to his Father on behalf of mankind. It was here that he
perfectly restored the glory that sin had taken from his Father. It
was here again that our Lord, by the sacrifice of himself and of
his will, gave more glory to God than he would have given had
he offered all the sacrifices of the Old Law. Finally, in Mary he
gave his Father infinite glory, such as his Father had never
received from man."
-True Devotion to Mary
by St. Louis-Marie de Montfort
PRAYER:
O God, who willed that your Word should take on the reality of human flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary, grant, we pray, that we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man, may merit to become partakers even in his divine nature. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
A Blessed Solemnity!
