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To: PROLIFE who wrote (23349)	12/15/1998 8:25:00 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 39621

Saint Bede was an ancient Christtian saint who gave us a valuable Christian history of the Church in England from 597-731 A.D. [ Ecclesiastical History of the English People] Venerable Bede, the Celtic missionaries, and Pope Gregory the Great's missionaries from Rome were all powerful spiritual instruments in bringing Gospel to the pagan Anglo-Saxons living in England. Venerable Bede also left us spiritual commentaries on several books of the Holy Bible. I have reprinted his beautiful spiritual insights on Mary's Song after the angel announced her conception by the Holy Spirit. A commentary on Luke by the Venerable Bede on Luke 1:46-56 And Mary said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour. The Lord has exalted me by a gift so great, so unheard of, that language is useless to describe it; and the depths of love in my heart can scarcely grasp it. I offer then all the powers of my soul in praise and thanksgiving. As I contemplate his greatness, which knows no limits, I joyfully surrender my whole life, my senses, my judgement, for my spirit rejoices in the eternal Godhead of that Jesus, that Saviour, whom I have conceived in this world of time. The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. Mary looks back to the beginning of her song, where she said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord. Only that soul for whom the Lord in his love does great things can proclaim his greatness with fitting praise and encourage those who share her desire and purpose, saying: Join with me in proclaiming the greatness of the Lord; let us extol his name together. Those who know the Lord, yet refuse to proclaim his greatness and sanctify his name to the limit of their power, will be considered the least in the kingdom of heaven. His name is called holy because in the sublimity of his unique power he surpasses every creature and is far removed from all that he has made. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy. In a beautiful phrase Mary calls Israel the servant of the Lord. The Lord came to his aid to save him. Israel is an obedient and humble servant, in the words of Hosea: Israel was a servant, and I loved him. Those who refuse to be humble cannot be saved. They cannot say with the prophet: See, God comes to my aid; the Lord is the helper of my soul. But anyone who makes himself humble like a little child is greater in the kingdom of heaven. The promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children for ever. This does not refer to the physical descendants of Abraham, but to his spiritual children. These are his descendants, sprung not from the flesh only, but who, whether circumcised or not, have followed him in faith. Circumcised as he was, Abraham believed, and this was credited to him as an act of righteousness. The coming of the Saviour was promised to Abraham and to his descendants for ever. These are the children of promise, to whom it is said: If you belong to Christ, then you are descendants of Abraham, heirs in accordance with the promise. But it is right that before the birth of the Lord or of John, their mothers should utter prophecies; for just as sin began with a woman, so too does redemption. Through the deceit of one woman, grace perished; the prophecies of two women announce its return to life. ---------------------------- Let all Christians praise the Lord for giving us this holy saint who brings forth the clarity of God's Word. St. Bede's spiritual message is just as important today as it was in half-pagan England of 1400 years ago. All glory and honor and power to God our Father, our Saviour Jesus Christ and to the Holy Spirit now and forever. Emile