Angelus: Immaculate Conception fruit of God’s Love
(Vatican Radio) The Immaculate Conception of Mary is “inscribed in God’s plan; it
is the fruit of God’s love which saves the world.” These were Pope Francis’ comments
during his weekly Angelus address for the second Sunday of Advent which coincides
with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
On this Feast, the Holy Father
said, our gaze turns to the “beauty of the Mother of Jesus, our Mother!” It is with
great joy, he continued, that the Church contemplates the words of Saint Luke “full
of grace” (Lk 1:28). Mary, moreover, guides us as we journey towards Christmas, teaching
us “how to live this time of Advent waiting for the Lord.” Pope Francis went on to
say that the Immaculate Conception was inscribed in God’s plan; it was the fruit of
God’s love whereby the world was saved.
After leading the crowds in Saint
Peter’s Square in praying the Angelus, the Pope expressed spiritual closeness to the
Church in North America, which is celebrating the 350th anniversary of
its first parish: Notre-Dame de Québec.
The Holy Father concluded his Angelus
address by wishing everyone a happy feast of Our Lady, and a good lunch.