Pope at Mass: “We are before a
mystery”
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| Image of the Annunciation present in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, 25 March 2020 |
Reflecting during the homily on Wednesday morning during the
liturgy for the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Pope Francis repeats the Gospel
for his homily, passage, he says that the Madonna herself would have recounted.
(Playback of liturgy included)
By Vatican News
Pope Francis celebrated the liturgy for the Solemnity of the
Annunciation of the Lord on Wednesday morning at the Casa Santa Marta chapel.
He began the liturgy announcing that the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent
de Paul, present at the liturgy, would renew their vows together with all their
fellow sisters throughout the world. These sisters direct the Santa Marta
dispensary. There, the sisters provide medical assistance to children and
families in need. It is located just a stone’s throw away from the Pope’s
residence inside the Vatican.
“I would like to offer the Mass today, for them, for
their congregation, who has always cared for the sick and the poorest, as they
have done here for 98 years”.
This prayer intention also extended to “all women religious
who are working at this moment, caring for the sick and also risking their
lives and giving their lives”.
We are before a mystery
After the proclamation of the Annunciation from the Gospel
of Luke, Pope Francis began his homily. He said Luke would have known what had
happened “only because the Madonna had told him”.
“Listening to Luke, we listened to the Madonna who
recounts this mystery. We are before a mystery. Perhaps the best thing we can
do right now is to re-read this passage, thinking that it was the Madonna who
recounted it”.
The Pope then read the entire Gospel for the day once again.
His final words were:
“It’s a mystery”.
Before proceeding with the liturgy, the two Daughters of
Charity of St Vincent de Paul renewed their vows silently.
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