Liturgical Time
Do not be afraid
God said,
I have been with you wherever you went
Regarding Jesus, God said,
I will be a father to him,
and he shall be a son to me
The angel Gabriel said to Mary,
Do not be afraid
for
nothing will be impossible for God
to which Mary replied,
Let it be done to me according to your word
May I have the faith of Mary
Let nothing be preferred to the Work of God – Rule of Benedict 43:3
References:
The excerpts above are from the readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year B)
2 Samuel 7:9,14
Luke 1:30,37-38