The Feast of the Annunciation on March 25 is one of the most important on the Church calendar. First, it celebrates the actual Incarnation of Jesus Christ — the Word made flesh in the womb of ...

Images of the Annunciation featured Mary reading Scripture when the angel Gabriel appeared to her: This symbolized the incarnation of Christ as the Word made flesh (Jn 1:14: “And the Word was ...

On April 8, the Church celebrates the Annunciation, remembering the angel Gabriel's message to Mary. In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II delivered a homily at ...

Depending on whether you are of Orthodox or Catholic faith, the feast of the Annunciation was either Sunday or Monday. For one woman, it's a holiday that's always worth celebrating.

This Annunciation, Give Your Worries to God Like Mary Did Mary didn’t have all the answers — just unwavering trust in God. On this feast of the Incarnation, ask her to help you do the same.

In the Annunciation, Mary steps quietly into frame. Joe Hoover, ... The solemnity of the Annunciation is celebrated on March 25 -- unless it's not, which is the case this year.

Mary, Kyriotokos, gave us the Sacerdos et Victima, the Lamb of God to be slaughtered using a human body, shedding human blood to “wash away our sins.” The Annunciation and the Holy Catholic Church ...

As the centuries went on, Annunciation became more associated with Mary than with the Incarnate Christ. By 656, the tenth council of Toledo,for example, called it "the festival of the Mother of God." ...

On Religion Annunciation marks when Mary said 'Yes' to God by TERRY MATTINGLY Special to NWA Democrat-Gazette | April 8, 2017 at 1:00 a.m.

The Feast of the Annunciation on March 25 is one of the most important on the Church calendar. First, it celebrates the actual Incarnation of Jesus Christ — the Word made flesh in the womb of ...