“It is he who, after having broken down the
ramparts of his passions, ascends with force to the Kingdom of Heaven.”
-St. Gregory the Great
For Reflection:
St. Gregory gives us insight into the reward of our efforts to remain chaste. What is it? Can I experience this reward even now? How has this been so in my own life?
The Joyful Mysteries Page 30
As we meditate on the perfect conception of Jesus at the Annunciation, any negativity or absence of love in our lives at the moment of our own conception can be made up by the radiant love of God expressed at the moment of the conception of Jesus.
