Friends, in today’s Gospel from Luke, we find the Annunciation to Mary. Here is what Gabriel said to the Virgin: “You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. . . . The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”

No first-century Israelite would have missed the meaning here: this child shall be the fulfillment of the promise made to King David.

And this means that the child is, in fact, the king of the world, the one who would bring unity and peace to the nations. The conviction grew upon Israel that this mysterious descendant of David would be king not just for a time and not just in an earthly sense, but forever and for all nations. This definitive king of the Jews would be king of the world. He would be our king, as well. 

Lent Reflections

Daily Lent Reflections from Bishop Barron

4th week of Lent

Saturday

March 25

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Annunciation

Friday

March 24

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Thursday

March 23

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Wednesday

March 22

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Tuesday

March 21

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Monday

March 20

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St. Joseph

Sunday

March 19

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3rd week of Lent

Saturday

March 18

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Friday

March 17

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Thursday

March 16

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Wednesday

March 15

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Tuesday

March 14

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Monday

March 13

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Sunday

March 12

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2nd week of Lent

Saturday

March 11

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Friday

March 10

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Thursday

March 9

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Wednesday

March 8

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Tuesday

March 7

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Monday

March 6

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Sunday

March 5

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1st week of Lent

Saturday

March 4

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Friday

March 3

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Thursday

March 2

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Wednesday

March 1

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Tuesday

February 28

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Monday

February 27

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Sunday

February 26

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Week of Ash Wednesday

Saturday

February 25

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Friday

February 24

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Thursday

February 23

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Wednesday

February 22

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Ash Wednesday

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