Jolt of Faith: 5/1/25 - Reflecting on the Hail Mary
Pastorate of St John and St Joseph - Frederick MD
[{'start': '2.160', 'end': '7.040', 'text': "During this month of May through the Jolts of\xa0\nFaith we're going to break down the prayer we"}, {'start': '7.040', 'end': '11.360', 'text': "all know pretty well , the Hail Mary. It's not\xa0\nonly prayers that were just mindlessly meant to"}, {'start': '11.360', 'end': '16.880', 'text': "say but they contain and remind us of important\xa0\ntruths of our faith so for this first week I'm"}, {'start': '16.880', 'end': '20.800', 'text': 'going to concentrate on the first line of the\xa0\nHail Mary. "Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is'}, {'start': '20.800', 'end': '26.560', 'text': 'with you" comes from the Gospel of Luke. It is the\xa0\nwords that the Archangel Gabriel greeted Mary with'}, {'start': '26.560', 'end': '30.640', 'text': "and they're important words because they tell us\xa0\nsome important things about Mary. She is full of"}, {'start': '30.640', 'end': '36.880', 'text': 'grace. The church uses that scripture quotation\xa0\nas proof of the Immaculate Conception that from'}, {'start': '36.880', 'end': '42.080', 'text': 'the very first moment of her conception Mary was\xa0\nconceived without sin so she be could become the'}, {'start': '42.080', 'end': '48.160', 'text': 'mother of God. Gabriel recognizes that in her and\xa0\ngreets her with those powerful words recognizing'}, {'start': '48.160', 'end': '54.960', 'text': 'that absence of sin, that fullness of grace. And\nhis second line to the greeting "the Lord is'}, {'start': '54.960', 'end': '61.920', 'text': 'with you" again it reminds us and affirms Mary\'s\xa0\nunique relationship with God - is the one that\'s'}, {'start': '61.920', 'end': '67.840', 'text': 'conceived without sin, full of grace and filled\xa0\nwith the Lord. Now as we begin the month of May'}, {'start': '67.840', 'end': '72.320', 'text': "that's good to remember about our blessed lady\xa0\nthat's why she's such a great role model because"}, {'start': '72.320', 'end': '79.520', 'text': 'while we may not be free from sin and sadly may\xa0\nnot always be full of grace, Mary can show us how'}, {'start': '79.520', 'end': '84.720', 'text': "to get back on track, to help the Lord be with us\xa0\nas well and that's why the church reminds us that"}, {'start': '84.720', 'end': '91.440', 'text': 'she is the first and the greatest disciple because\xa0\nshe always shows us the way to Christ. As we begin'}, {'start': '91.440', 'end': '97.840', 'text': "this month of Mary and pray that Hail Mary let's\xa0\nremember to use Mary as that directional sign to"}, {'start': '97.840', 'end': '104.080', 'text': 'get us back towards Christ. Not a sermon not\xa0\na homily but just that little Jolt of Faith.'}]