From the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, December 24 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B.

Three points:

1. A Kerygmatic Advent
   1. Created
   2. Captured
   3. Rescued
   4. Response
      • Today we see the perfect response: Mary's "Yes"
2. The Devil: Non Serviam!
   • "I will not serve!"
3. Mary: Fiat!
   • "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word."

Take away point to pray with: What can I do to give a resounding, "Yes," a fuller "Yes," to the Lord?

Resources:

Anima Christi: Soul of Christ, by Mother Francis Mary, P.C.C., particularly p. 102.