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Without Mother Mary, there's no Christmas
Manila Bulletin
|December 20, 2025
On the fourth and last Sunday of Advent, we ponder the mystery of Christ's incarnation (becoming human).
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We cannot help but think of the role of Mother Mary as the instrument in the birth of Christ. The Angel Gabriel came to her as she was praying. Told that God has chosen her to be the mother of the Son of God, she said: How can it be since I do not know a man.Without Mary's "fiat" (Latin word for consent), we would not be celebrating Christmas today or the history of salvation would have been rewritten. That's how crucial the role of Mother Mary was.
For instance, when she gave birth to Jesus, there was no available room in the inn. She had to be contented to deliver her child in a cave where animals took shelter.
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