The praise addressed to our Lord's mother was reinforced when he spoke about her being blessed because she embraced the Word of God, meaning the will of God. Everything hung in the balance when the Angel Gabriel announced God's plan of redemption. The universe was waiting for her response. This is a meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai at Lyncroft hospitality centre in Toronto, on Oct 10, 2020.

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Music from Handel's opera, Rinaldo. The aria Lascia ch'io pianga, played the guitar by Bert Alink.

Thumbnail painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), The Annunciation, at the Philadelphia Museum of art.