For the virtue of humility.

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St. Luke; St. Matthew; St. Anthony Mary Claret Meditations; Humility Meditations

St. Luke 1:26-38 [top]

A-I

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²⁶ And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,

A-II

²⁷ To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

A-III

²⁸ And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

A-IV

²⁹ Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be.

A-V

³⁰ And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.
³¹ Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a Son; and thou shalt call His name Jesus.

A-VI

³² He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of David His father; and He shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.
³³ And of His kingdom there shall be no end.

A-VII

³⁴ And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man?

A-VIII

³⁵ And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

A-IX

³⁶ And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren:
³⁷ Because no word shall be impossible with God.

A-X

³⁸ And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy Word. And the angel departed from her.

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Matthew 1:16-25 [top]

B-I

¹⁶ And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

B-II

¹⁷ So all the generations, from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations. And from David to the transmigration of Babylon, are fourteen generations: and from the transmigration of Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations.

B-III

¹⁸ Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost.

B-IV

¹⁹ Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.

B-V

²⁰ But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

B-VI

²¹ And she shall bring forth a Son: and thou shalt call His name JESUS. For He shall save His people from their sins.

B-VII

²² Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying:

B-VIII

²³ Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

B-IX

²⁴ And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife.

B-X

²⁵ And he knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn Son: and he called His name JESUS.

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St. John 1

C-I

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,

C-II

^1band the Word was God.

C-III

² The same was in the beginning with God.

C-IV

³ All things were made by Him: and without Him was made nothing that was made.

C-V

⁴ In Him was life,

C-VI

and the life was the light of men.

C-VII

⁵ And the light shineth in darkness,

C-VIII

and the darkness did not comprehend it.

C-IX

⁹ That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.

C-X

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not.

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Acts 6

D-I

⁴⁶ David found grace before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

D-II

⁴⁷ But Solomon built Him a house.

D-III

⁴⁸ Yet the most High dwelleth not in houses made by hands, as the prophet saith:

D-IV

⁴⁹ Heaven is My throne, and the earth My footstool. What house will you build Me? saith the Lord; or what is the place of My resting?

D-V

⁵⁰ Hath not My hand made all these things?

Isaiah 7

D-VI

¹¹ Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above.

D-VII

¹² And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.

D-VIII

¹³ And he said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also?

D-IX

¹⁴ Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,

D-X

and His name shall be called Emmanuel.

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1 Chronicles 17

Nathan said to David: Thus says the Lord

¹¹ And when thou shalt have ended thy days to go to thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons: and I will establish his kingdom.

¹² He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

¹³ I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee.

¹⁴ But I will settle him in My house, and in My kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be most firm for ever.

Saint Anthony Mary Claret Meditation Points [top]

1-The Holy Trinity decrees the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God 

2-The Blessed Virgin is chosen to be Mother of God Who is to become Man 

3-The Archangel St. Gabriel announces this news to the Virgin Mary

4-Blessed Mary, who was at prayer, listens to the Archangel

5-The Archangel says to Mary: “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with Thee” 

6-At these words … Mary is surprised and wonders

7-The Archangel says to Her, “Fear not, Mary; for Thou wilt conceive through the action of the Holy Spirit” 

8-Mary answers: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto Me according to Thy word.” 

9-In that instant the Holy Spirit casts His shadow on Her

10-The Word becomes Man and dwells among us, and is now truly in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.

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THE ROSARY MEDITATED TO GAIN HUMILITY. [top]

First Mystery,—The Annunciation.
This mystery breathes but of humiliation.
Gabriel humbles himself before Mary;
Mary abases herself before God;
The Divine Word annihilates Himself in taking our nature.
I thank thee, O Mary, for the example of humility thou gavest me in declaring thyself the handmaid of the Lord at the very instant in which thou didst become His mother!
Obtain for me the grace to imitate in some degree the wonders of humility I here find.

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