Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Feast Of The Annuciation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary - 25 March

Quoted in part from Wikipedia [1]:

The Feast of the Annunciation, contemporarily the Solemnity of the Annunciation, ... commemorates the visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, during which he informed her that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is celebrated on 25 March each year. In the Roman Catholic Church, when 25 March falls during the Paschal Triduum, it is transferred forward to the first suitable day during Eastertide...

Quoted in part from EWTN [2]:

[Archangel Gabriel] begins his address to [the Blessed Virgin Mary] with <Hail! full of grace.>

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[Archangel Gabriel] concludes his address with these words: <Blessed art thou among women[.]>


Quoted in part from Learn Religions [3]:

...Luke 1:26-38...
“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son and you shall call his name Jesus.” And Mary said to the angel, “How can this be since I have no husband?” And the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore, the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God for with God, nothing is impossible.” Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.”

Quoted in part from Wikipedia [4]:

Eve...is an English given name for a female, derived from the Latin name Eva...

The song Ave Maris Stella (Hail Star of the Sea)'s lyrics in English are quoted from The Most Holy Rosary.com [Emphasis added] [5]:

Hail Star of the Sea
Hail, thou Star of ocean,
Portal of the sky !
Ever Virgin Mother
Of the Lord most high !

Oh ! by Gabriel's Ave,
Uttered long ago,
Eva's name reversing,
Stablish peace below.

Break the captive's fetters ;
Light on blindness pour ;
All our ills expelling,
Every bliss implore.

Show thyself a Mother ;
Offer Him our sighs,
Who for us Incarnate
Did not thee despise.

Virgin of all virgins !
To thy shelter take us :
Gentlest of the gentle !
Chaste and gentle make us.

Still, as on we journey,
Help our weak endeavor ;
Till with thee and Jesus
We rejoice forever.

Through the highest heaven,
To the Almighty Three,
Father, Son, and Spirit,
One same glory be.  Amen.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Annunciation, quoted without hyperlinks and reference.

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