Pope Francis rides to Washington in a Fiat 500L
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Tuesday, September 22nd
JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERSPope Francis waves as he is driven away in a Fiat 500L model after arriving in the United States.
Pope Francis, after touching down Tuesday afternoon at Andrews Air Force Bases, climbed into a modest Fiat 500L for his ride into Washington.
The Italian-made four-door hatchback was the smallest vehicle in the motorcade transporting the Holy Father to the Vatican Embassy.
> The Pope in a Fiat; appropriate but coincidence? I think not. Definition of fiat: The word "fiat" means an official decree or to give sanction to something. In Latin it means "let there be" or "let it happen/exist." For example, in Genesis when God said "Let there be light" the Latin phrase is "fiat lux."
The word in common language has become a kind of "catch all" word to describe a permission received or a rule given.
Mary's response to the angel was a "fiat" statement: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Or in Latin: "dixit autem Maria ecce ancilla Domini fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum et discessit ab illa angelus"
When we refer to Mary's fiat we are referring to Mary's submission to the will of God.
Just saying
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