 | Henry Formby - 1872 - 242 pages
...her that is called barren : because ' no word shall be impossible with God. ' And Mary said : Behold the handmaid ' of the Lord ; be it done to me according ' to thy word. And the angel departed ' from her " (St Luke i. 26). On coming to consider the words spoken by the... | |
 | Angelo Agostino Scotti (abp. of Thessalonica.) - 1872 - 564 pages
...ANNUNCIA TION I. IN REGARD TO HIMSELF. II. IN REGARD TO GOD. III. IN REGARD TO HIS SUPERIORS. " Behold the handmaid of the Lord ; be it done to Me according to thy word."— St. Luke \. 38. 1. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Admire, O Priest, the humility of the Blessed Virgin... | |
 | Mathieu Orsini - 1872 - 404 pages
...annihilating herself before Him who exalted her above all women, she replied, in a submissive voice, " Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word." At these words the angel disappeared, and the WORD was made flesh to dwell among us.* Thus did the... | |
 | William Humphrey - 1873 - 212 pages
...the Mother of the great Family of the Redeemed. Listen to her words and to His. She said, ' Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word.' And of her and of all who follow her footsteps, He declared, 'Blessed are they who hear the word of... | |
 | Gaspar de la Figuera Cubero de Monforte - 1873 - 330 pages
...seen that with God nothing is impossible. Whereupon she gave him the reply so much desired, " Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word." From the word, "Fear not, Mary," the soul may learn to listen to interior voices. The demons cannot... | |
 | 1873 - 588 pages
...also the Holy which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. 38 And Mary said : Behold the handmaid of the Lord : be it done to me according to thy word. 39 And Mary rising up in those days, went into the mountainous country with haste, into a city of Juda.... | |
 | Robert Kelly (S.J.) - 1874 - 318 pages
...to her, who is called barren ; for with God nothing shall be impossible. Mary then replied : Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word. But thou, O Lord, have mercy on us. A. Thanks be to God. K, Receive, O Virgin Mary, the word which... | |
 | Henry Formby - 1874 - 200 pages
...with God, never once had occasion to repent having spoken the dutiful words, " Behold the handmaiden of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word." And lastly, not to take leave of our subject without a few parting words in conclusion, what a Paradise... | |
 | Bruno Vercruysse - 1875 - 632 pages
...to her virginity having been dispelled by the assurance of the angel, she gave her consent in these words: " Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done to me according to thy word." (St. Luke i : 26-28, 31, 38.) And immediately, as St. John says, " The Word was made Flesh, and dwelt... | |
 | Mary (the virgin.) - 1875 - 206 pages
...being thus removed, Mary cried out with sentiments of profound submission and humility — "Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done to me according to thy word." The Angel, who awaited only her consent, immediately disappeared, and returned to heaven, having fulfilled... | |
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And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. 
