Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
April 8, 2024
Assumption Seminary
San Antonio, Texas
Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10
Psalm 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11
Hebrews 10:4-10
Luke 1:26-38
The section of Luke’s Gospel that immediately precedes the Gospel reading that we have just proclaimed is the annunciation to Zachariah that his wife Elizabeth is to conceive in her advanced age and bear a son, whom he is to name John and who will be known as John the Baptist. Zachariah was unable to speak for the entire time of Elizabeth’s pregnancy after he had experienced the vision of the Archangel Gabriel. The silence of Zachariah was not just a gift that the Lord gave to his wife Elizabeth to assist her in what would undoubtedly be a difficult pregnancy at her advanced age.
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