Throughout the church, a prominent theme is Mary’s fiat, her “Yes” to God. Praying before the altar in the cave, one can’t ...

"She who is full of grace, the object of ... Mary, and Joseph. We read in the hymn from Matins on the feast of the Holy Family: ‘It is pleasing to recall the humble house of Nazareth and its ...

In Nazareth in Galilee ... announces to Mary that, through the work of the Holy Spirit, she will give birth to a son, Jesus, who will be called the son of God.