....He said, "You have prepared a body for me; behold I come to do your will, O God." (antiphon 2, Office of Readings)
Invisible in his nature, he became visible in ours. Beyond our grasp, he chose to come within our grasp. Existing before time, he began to exist at a moment in time...(Pope Leo the Great, Office of Readings)
He is before all else that is. In him everything continues in being. (canticle, Vespers)
...we proclaim to you the eternal life that was present to the Father and became visible to us. (1 John: 2, Vespers)
I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done unto me according to your word. (antiphon 3, Vespers)
Is any comment--other than 'Wow!'--worth making on this marvel, this mystery and our immense good fortune that it happened?
