A Moment To Pause: Short Audio Reflection on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord

A Moment to Pause - a short daily audio reflection rooted in Sacred Scripture · Mar 25, 2026 · 1m

Welcome to a Moment to Pause.

Today we celebrate the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord.

It was a humble, hidden event. No one saw it.

No one except Mary knew of it.

When Mary said her "yes" to the angel's announcement,

Jesus was conceived, and with him

began the new era of human history.

Mary, although disturbed by the difficulties this announcement presented her with, responded,

“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.”

Mary's ‘yes’ mirrors that of Jesus's ‘yes’ in the Garden of Gethsemane,

being overwhelmed with suffering, he prays that “if it…