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Oh Lord, Thy will be done …

Mary knew, as even we poor mortals know, that the perfection of our lives consists in their conformity with the will of God. She had no intention or desire of ever becoming a mother. Nevertheless, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared and announced to her that God had chosen her to be the mother of the… Read More ›

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Healing the blindness through the message of faith and the witness of love

St Raphael is presented to us, above all in the Book of Tobit, as the Angel to whom is entrusted the task of healing. When Jesus sends his disciples out on a mission, the task of proclaiming the Gospel is always linked with that of healing. The Good Samaritan, in accepting and healing the injured… Read More ›

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The Lord knocks at the door of the human heart

We meet the Archangel Gabriel especially in the precious account of the annunciation to Mary of the Incarnation of God, as Luke tells it to us (1: 26-38). Gabriel is the messenger of God’s Incarnation. He knocks at Mary’s door and, through him, God himself asks Mary for her “yes” to the proposal to become… Read More ›

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