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Feast of the Annunciation
The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear the Son of God.
📅 March 25
✦ Why It Matters
The Annunciation commemorates the archangel Gabriel's visit to Mary — the moment of the Incarnation, exactly nine months before Christmas. Mary's response 'Let it be done to me according to your word' is the model of faithful surrender.
✦ How It Is Observed
Church services, reflection on the Incarnation. One of the twelve great feasts in Eastern Christianity.
✦ Sacred Text
“I am the Lord's servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.”
— Luke 1:38 ↗