Fr. Bernard M. Salter gives the homily from Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, MA, for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Dec 22, 2024), explaining how Our Lady was prepared to be Mother of Our Savior, and how she prepared for His Birth. We should model our preparation on hers! Ave Maria! Mass: 4th Sunday of Advent - Sunday Readings: - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/122224.cfm 1st: mic 5:1-4 Resp: psa 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 2nd: heb 10:5-10 Gsp: luk 1:39-45 More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1244 Also on Facebook: and YouTube: For Audio and Transcript go to https://airmaria.com/?p=106560 By the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate http://marymediatrix.com To Subscribe to this channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=franciscanfriars To contribute to Franciscanfriars and AirMaria: https://airmaria.com/contribute/ To learn more about Mary and share with others subscribe to our magazine Missio Immaculatae at https://missiomagazine.com/ Interested in Franciscan Spirituality as a layperson? See our MIM movement https://marymediatrix.com/mim/ For information on becoming a friar: https://marymediatrix.com/vocations/