UNTIL CHRIST BE FORMED IN YOU
"And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured , the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women ." (Luke 1:26-28) "And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS ." (Luke 1:30, 31) "My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you ." (Galatians 4:19) In the first chapter of St. Luke we find the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Mary that she would bear the Son of God. From the start, the angel hailed her as "highly favoured" and "blessed among women," and so she was! Never in human history had a virgin co