Nine months to the day before the celebration of the Nativity of the Lord, the Church celebrates the Annunciation of the Lord today. Saint Luke recounts the details of the encounter between the Virgin Mary and the angel Gabriel who announced to her the news that she would be the mother of the Lord.
The Annunciation of the Lord is the only day - other than the Solemnity of Saint Joseph - when the Church turns her focus from the discipline of Lent to celebrate important moments. On March 19 and again on March 25, it is as though we take a break from the discipline of Lent in order to truly observe an occasion worthy of celebration.
May this day - which has been celebrated in the Church since the fifth century - be an occasion of joy for all of God's people.
Have a great day.
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