Self-Restraint
November 3, 2026 Wikipedia Hello! How is each and every one? We just started a new month, second to the last month of the year 2026, and we are already on the fifth day. Time really flies especially when the days are full of activities as in the previous days. Had been praying for what I could share with you in this introduction and once again I came across the following beautiful commentary of Pope John Paul II in 1979 on the reply of Our Lady to Angel Gabriel’s announcement (Luke 1: 34-38): “Virgo fidelis , the faithful Virgin” “What does this faithfulness of Mary’s mean? What are the dimensions of this faithfulness? The first dimension is called search . Mary was faithful first of all when she began, lovingly, to seek the deep sense of God’s plan in her and for the world. Quomodo fiet ? How shall this be? She asked the Angel of the Annunciation… “The second dimension of faithfulness is called reception, acce...