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Tabb Centenary Year XVIII Three poems by Rev. John B. Tabb. The Annunciation
“Fiat!”—The flaming word March 1893 (p. 205, Religion: The Blessed Virgin) Christ the Mendicant
A stranger, to His own 1893 (p. 211, Religion: An Octave to Mary) The Debtor Christ
What, woman, is my debt to thee, 1893 (p. 212, Religion: An Octave to Mary) [Today the Roman Church celebrates the Annunciation of the Lord (called the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin, in Father Tabb’s time) recalling the Archangel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary of the conception of her Divine Son, as recounted in Luke 1:26-38. (Note: Christmas Day, the Lord’s birthday, is nine months from this day.) “The Annunciation”: fiat is Latin for “so be it” or “let it be”; “brooding bird”: the Holy Spirit is often portrayed as a dove (see, for instance, Matthew 3:13-17) and has thus been frequently included in pictorial representations of the Annunciation. “Christ the Mendicant”: the first stanza seems to echo John 1:10-12. “The Debtor Christ”: a boon is a gift; see John 2:4 for the usage of “woman” in the first line; the first three lines are the Lord’s question to His mother; the last line is her answer to Him.] Lane Core Jr. CIW P Wed. 03/25/09 07:32:20 AM |
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