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In the Annunciation Our Lady offered her virginal womb for the Incarnation of Jesus, the Word of God. For nine months the Virgin was the living tabernacle of God. By her Immaculate Conception and her fullness of Grace, Mary is a model for us and she inaugurates the Church’s participation in the Sacrifice of the Redeemer. After the birth of Jesus Mary did a gesture that we can describe as being both Eucharistic and Ecclesial when she presented the child Jesus to the shepherds, to the Magi and to the High Priest in the temple. She offered the blessed fruit of her womb to the People of God and to the Gentiles so they could adore him and recognize him as the Messiah. 262