A MAIDEN WILL GIVE BIRTH TO A SON
SATURDAY 5TH WEEK OF LENT THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD ‘Rejoice, so highly favoured! The Lord is with you.’ Universalis First Reading Isaiah 7:10-14,8:10 The maiden is with child The Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said: ‘Listen now, House of David: are you not satisfied with trying the patience of men without trying the patience of my God, too? The Lord himself, therefore, will give you a sign. It is this: the maiden is with child and will soon give birth to a son whom she will call Immanuel, a name which means “God-is-with-us.”’ Second Reading Hebrew 10:4-10 God's will was for us to be made holy by the offering of his body made once and for all by Jesus Christ. Gospel Luke 1:26-38 'I am the handmaid of the Lord' The angel G...