Our Lady of the Annunciation Statuette
- Hand Carved Wood Statuette
- 9.8 inches
- Made in France
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Product Description
The Our Lady of the Annunciation Statuette beautifully depicts Mary receiving and taking to heart the Archangel Gabriel’s greeting. This exquisite hand-carved statuette from France will be a lovely gift for a wedding or wedding anniversary, an ordination or ordination anniversary, a profession or jubilee of religious vows, and for that special little chapel so near and dear to you and your community. This is a gift of true heirloom quality which will be cherished and passed down from one generation to the next.
The Our Lady of the Annunciation Statuette – A Poigant Labor of Love, Faith, and Hope
The Our Lady of the Annunciation Statuette stands 9.8 inches high and is hand-carved from wood by cloistered sisters in a French monastery. The sisters are true “contemplatives in action” who design, hand-carve, and hand-finish every piece in their monastery’s atelier. Where, how, and by whom the Our Lady of the Annunciation Statuette is made shows us that it is certainly ”culturally authentic” and a poignant labor of love, hope, and faith!
Mary’s Fiat – “Let it done to to me according to your word”
Mary said “Yes!” Mary could have said “No” or “Maybe” or “Not yet.” But Mary said “Yes!” As a human being, endowed with freedom, she did not have to say “Yes”, for God respected her freedom just as God respects ours. To be sure, Mary’s “immaculate conception” certainly meant that she was not affected by “original sin” and was therefore naturally predisposed to obey God’s will freely and joyfully. But being naturally predisposed does not mean being pre-programmed like a robot or machine. Authentic freedom means precisely that, the freedom to say “Yes” or “maybe” or even “no”. Mary demonstrates for us through her Fiat, her “Yes!”, what authentic human freedom looks like.
Luke 1:26-38
In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.” “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God.” “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.
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| Weight | 0.625 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 10 x 5 x 5 in |
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