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The Angelus: a blessing that all generations will sing During the Angelus prayer meeting on December 8, the Pope addressed the worshippers in St. Peter's Square, once again, as in the homily at the morning Mass, inviting them to contemplate and rejoice in the mystery of the Immaculate Conception, which says that in Mary there was nothing that could have opposed God's love. The Gospel of the Solemnity tells us that God, the Most High, the Almighty, speaks through an angel to a young girl from Nazareth, asking her to collaborate in the plan of salvation. Her "Yes" allowed the Son of God to become incarnate. This is one of the most important moments in human history. Just as in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, the finger of the heavenly Father touches the finger of man, so here, at the beginning of our Redemption, the human and the divine meet. A woman from a small, remote town is called to stand at the center of history: the fate of humanity depends on her response. We can smile because we see that it has been placed in good hands. The Immaculate Conception is ready to serve the Word of God completely, she is always with the Lord, to whom she entrusts herself completely. There is nothing in her that contradicts his will, nothing that opposes truth and love. “This is the blessing that all generations will sing about. Let us rejoice too, because the Immaculate Conception has given us Jesus, our Salvation!”, the Holy Father invited. “Contemplating this mystery, we can ask ourselves: on what can we base our hope in our times, shaken by wars and great efforts to dominate and appropriate? Power, money, powerful friends? Do I rely on them or on the infinite mercy of God?”, the Pope asked. Where, he said, should I look for happiness when there are so many shiny but deceptive examples in the media and on the Internet? Where is the treasure of my heart? In the fact that God loves me unconditionally, that his love always goes before me and is ready to forgive me when I return to him in repentance? Or am I deceiving myself, trying to establish myself and my will at all costs? “Brothers and sisters, as the opening of the Holy Doors of the Jubilee approaches, let us open the doors of our hearts and minds to the Lord Jesus, born of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, and let us ask for the intercession of the Mother, so that he may “take up residence” in our lives,” said Francis, advising us to go to confession in these days, these weeks. She will help us to be happier. (RK / Vatican News) December 08, 2024