Its truly amazing to see the life that is growing in Katie. What will the child be like? What's the sex? These questions become more real and exciting when you can see the baby moving during an ultrasound.
Last week, we got to see baby Craig again. During this time of Advent, when we meditate on the coming of Christ, its amazing to imagine the anticipation of the Blessed Virgin Mary as she held in her womb the very Logos or Word of God. Its different this year with a child in the womb within our own family - its even more amazing! The thought of God's humility to come to us in the helpless form of a baby in order to set us captives free. How scandalous. It was disappointing for many then, and hard to believe for many now.
In advent, the typical Marian antiphon to finish the day is the Alma Redemptoris Mater, which I will include with the post of our latest picture of baby Craig (like I said, things like this have a new tune now):
Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli
Porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti,
Surgere qui curat, populo: tu quae genuisti,
Natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem
Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore
Sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere.
Porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti,
Surgere qui curat, populo: tu quae genuisti,
Natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem
Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore
Sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere.
Translation:
Loving mother of the Redeemer,
gate of heaven, star of the sea,
assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again.
To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator,
Yet remained a virgin after as before.
You who received Gabriel's joyful greeting,
have pity on us poor sinners.
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