03 -- Annunciation to Zachariah
Zachariah was in the Temple, offering incense when Saint Gabriel appeared to him and rendered him mute. What happened?
Zachariah was in the Temple, offering incense when Saint Gabriel appeared to him and rendered him mute. What happened?
Oftentimes, we may be tempted to think that it would be a wonderful thing for us to meet an angel or even an archangel. That's what happened to Zachariah while he was fulfilling his priestly duty at the Temple of Jerusalem.
But that encounter did not go as one might expect: angels singing and heavenly melodies. Instead, Gabriel gave Zachariah a message that his intellect could not readily accept -- and for good reasons.
So, the angel mutes Zachariah and makes him unable to speak.
Can angels do that? And if angels, what of demons?
As soon as we dig a little deeper in the Gospel of Saint Luke, we find beautiful gems in the form of questions. These questions are a great source of wonderment. We can then, in imitation of Mary, ponder these things in our hearts and gain a deeper understanding of God's plan of salvation in our lives.
Oftentimes, we may be tempted to think that it would be a wonderful thing for us to meet an angel or even an archangel. That's what happened to Zachariah while he was fulfilling his priestly duty at the Temple of Jerusalem.
But that encounter did not go as one might expect: angels singing and heavenly melodies. Instead, Gabriel gave Zachariah a message that his intellect could not readily accept -- and for good reasons.
So, the angel mutes Zachariah and makes him unable to speak.
Can angels do that? And if angels, what of demons?
As soon as we dig a little deeper in the Gospel of Saint Luke, we find beautiful gems in the form of questions. These questions are a great source of wonderment. We can then, in imitation of Mary, ponder these things in our hearts and gain a deeper understanding of God's plan of salvation in our lives.
