Anticipating the Gift: Mary and Joseph's Expectation
The season of Advent calls us to a posture of expectant waiting, and we have no better guides for this journey than the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Imagine the interior life of Mary after the Annunciation . She carried within her not just a child, but the very Son of God, the promised Messiah . Every passing week brought her closer to the fulfillment of prophecies she knew by heart. Her anticipation was one of pure, joyful surrender, mixed with the gravity of her divine mission. Similarly, Joseph, a just man who accepted his mysterious role, must have contemplated the miracle entrusted to his care. His anticipation was marked by silent, protective reverence and the constant readiness to act upon God’s directions. They waited not passively, but actively, fulfilling their daily duties while holding the immense promise of salvation close to their hearts. Their life together in those nine months was a continuous, living prayer of fiat—let it be done—demonstrating profound faith i...