By Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson, Aleteia - As I thought about this, I imagined one of the first scenes in which we encounter Mary, as portrayed in the First Joyful Mystery, when the Angel Gabriel appears and greets Mary saying, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.” (Luke 1:28).. Mary’s response, ultimately, is “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word.”