The Magnificat
Undelivered Sermon #3
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The revised common lectionary for this week (the last Sunday before Christmas) includes Mary’s song of praise for the Lord because of her pregnancy with God’s son, Jesus. Widely called the Magnificat (which is the first word in the Latin translation of Mary’s canticle), Luke 1:46-55 is one of the more widely known biblical passages, and is of particular…