"The angel Gabriel said to Mary: "Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus." Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.""
Contemplation on The Annunciation
We contemplate the Archangel Gabriel greeting the Virgin Mary and her humble surrender to the divine will of God.
As we recite the ten Hail Marys of this decade, we fix our interior gaze upon this mystery of Christ's life. We ask for the grace to embody its spiritual fruit, Humility, in our daily lives.
Sealing the Decade with the Glory Be
At the close of the ten Hail Marys for this decade, we stand in spirit with the Blessed Mother and offer all our contemplation back to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with the Glory Be (Gloria Patri), acknowledging that all holiness flows from and returns to the Blessed Trinity.
Canonical English doxology prayer text used in liturgical and private devotion across the United States.
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