The world needs Mother Mary more than ever now. Recite the rosary, or even a few Hail Marys, daily.

Luke 1, when the angel greets Mary in the garden, and then when she visits her cousin, Elizabeth, give us the first stanza of the "Hail Mary". Sometimes wonder how much the angel revealed to Mary that isn't recorded.
There's a charming, old movie called "The Reluctant Saint" about St. Giuseppe of Cupertino, who had frequent ecstasies during which he was seen on a number of occasions to levitate. In the movie Luke 15 plays a prominent part.

“Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!"

INDEED!!

John 6:22-36

²²The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone. ²³Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. ²⁴Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.

²⁵When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

²⁶Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. ²⁷Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

³⁰So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? ³¹Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’^[c]”

³²Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. ³³For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

³⁴“Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”

³⁵Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. ³⁶But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.

1 John 3:21-23

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.

Blessed is ANYONE who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to them!

I enjoyed this article very much, but I must nit-pick one thing. The writer says that Gabriel tells Mary that she is pregnant, leading her to question how that could be, as she is a virgin. But the actual Conception of our Blessed Savior does not occur until Mary has consented to this great honor.

Luke 1:38
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.