Annunciation
Annunciation
March 25
Troparion for the Feast of the Annunciation
"Today is the beginning of our salvation, the revelation of the eternal mystery: The Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin as Gabriel announces the coming of Grace. Together with him let us cry to the Theotokos, the Lord is with you!"
The Annunciation is the time when Archangel Gabriel brought the "Good News", to Mary that she was going to be the mother of the Son of God, Jesus. This happened immediately before Mary visited with her cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with Jesus’ cousin, John the Baptist. The Annunciation is the only feast celebrated within the period of Great Lent. Mary was surprised when Gabriel told her she was chosen to be the mother of God, but she did not argue with him. She would do whatever God wanted her to do. She said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." Luke 1:38
Read the story of the Annunciation in Luke 1:26-56
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