The Solemnity of the Annunciation, celebrated on March 25th, honors the profound meeting between the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary, as recorded in St. Luke's Gospel. On this day St. Gabriel announced to Mary Immaculate that she would miraculously conceive a Child by the Holy Spirit, the long-awaited Messiah who would save mankind from their sins. This is the moment of the Blessed Virgin Mary's great fiat of perfect submission to the Divine will. All that our heart cries out for became flesh in Mary’s womb. When we repeat the words of the angel by praying the Hail Mary,
the Word of God germinates in our soul. We are Christians because of what God announced to
the Blessed Virgin Mary. This day on which the Church celebrates the Incarnation of Jesus Christ
in the womb of His Blessed Mother is exactly nine months before the Feast of the Nativity on December 25th.

Click here for Children's Coloring Page of the Annunciation.
 

Click here for The Ultimate Guide to Marian Apparitions (which is a link from Ascension Press).

Learn more about Mary:
Study, The Bible and the Virgin Mary Lesson 2: Handmaid of the Lord
Study, 33 Days to Morning Glory

Watch with Children, Brother Francis: The Rosary
Watch with Children, Cat Chat Season 1, Session 1: Celebrating Mary

Listen, Mary, Answering Common Objections
Listen, Mary: Handmaid of the Lord / Mary: The Indispensable Mother of God
 

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