BEFORE THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY (Modern Fairy Tale)
From the collection 'Tales of Future Generations'. Chapter III
’Before the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary’ – this is one of the many incredible adventures of a girl named Alice. Enjoy reading!
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Before the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
∗Attention! This article is protected by copyright and is not subject to copying. (Author: Olga-Maria)
The Virgin Mary stood amidst great golden radiance. It was so bright that it was difficult to look ahead. Therefore, anyone who approached the Blessed Virgin had to bow their head before her.
In the hands of the Virgin Mary, or rather above her palms, a triangle was swirling, also enveloped in great radiance. In this triangle, in the middle, lay a baby in a manger. The Mother of God gazed upon the child with great tenderness and love. She admired him.
Alice stood before the Virgin Mary and bowed at her feet. It was a great feast day… (The Feast of the Annunciation, also known as the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is the day when the visit of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary is commemorated, during which he informed her that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. – Author’s note.)
The Virgin Mary turned to Alice. Her expression was quite serious.
– Why such a look? Am I guilty of something? What have I done wrong? – Alice worried. Questions quickly began to appear in the child’s mind one after another.
– It’s not you who’s at fault, – the Mother of God replied to Alice’s concern.
– Then who is?
– Your ancestors.
– ??? – Alice was even more surprised. – What does this have to do with me?
Sensing something amiss, a chill ran down the girl’s spine. And then Alice saw the river flowing right next to the Virgin Mary…
– Oh my! It’s… so dirty… this river! – the girl thought.
The Virgin Mary, pure and radiant, stood in magnificent radiance, while beside her flowed such a dirty river. Alice continued to be unpleasantly surprised. And that river just roared with dreadful filth. It was as if a landslide had occurred, the liquid was so thick and repulsive.
– Your sin lies here,– the Mother of God replied harshly, without any leniency. – And you will be held accountable for it, – she continued.
Alice stood silently, only shrugging her shoulders in despair. Today, she had wanted to bask in the glow of the Blessed Mother, and here was this… unexpected twist!
– What sins? I don’t understand anything anymore, – she said.
– The sins of your kind are feminine: abortions and unborn children; born but unwanted; great insult to men. But there should be Love and Understanding, Respect for each other. Now all will be punished. Those who live now and those who will be born later – all will be accountable for what your ancestors have done. Each will atone for the sins of their kind – some more, some less, but no one will escape from it.
– Do not punish, Mother of God! Forgive, I beg you, – Alice was so terrified that she prayed and prayed, cried and begged to forgive all the women who committed that terrible sin. – I beg your forgiveness! What can I do for you? Forgive, forgive! Do not punish those who live… – Alice sobbed and kissed the feet of the Virgin Mary.
For a while, there was silence. After some time, the Virgin Mary pronounced her judgment:
– Let my name be illuminated in capital letters in your family. So that it would be read and honored by all who are alive now.
– Alright, – replied Alice. And she pondered: “In what letters? Should I write with paint or how? Probably not. Maybe in some other way. But it’s better to ask.”
– Blessed Mother, how exactly should I do what you’re saying?
– I will guide you when the time is best for it. But remember our agreement.
And suddenly, a thin, hair-like stream ignited amidst that great dirty river. It was like a match struck and extinguished… somewhere beyond the horizon, where the end of that swamp was not even visible.
– Your sin is no more. I have burned it because you begged me to.
– Thank you!
Alice kissed the feet of the Virgin Mary again and again, standing in circles before her.
– Go!
The Virgin Mary turned again to her child. At that time, it had not yet been born, but she already loved it immensely and sang melodies to it. It was a special music, only for this child, of whom the Holy Spirit had foretold.
Alice got up, walked away… But she turned around once more to look at the river.
– If the Virgin Mary burned the sin of the whole lineage and it was as small as a hair in the midst of all this filth, how much sin is here then?! It’s terrifying to imagine. I must go to the church quickly and light candles for the souls of the deceased children who were never destined to be born…
Ask for forgiveness too. Because surely in every lineage there are such sins, even if you are unaware of them. Beseech the mercy of the Virgin Mary. Let her burn with fire all the sins of women. Ask, and may the Mother of God forgive us all.
Happy Feast Day…
Happy Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary!
~THE END~
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