Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord

What we do know about Mary comes to us from the Gospel evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In the early centuries of the Church, many traditions arose around Mary and her life. Some have no foundation in Scripture, such as her…

The painting, Annunciazione di Cestello by Sandro Botticelli, or the Cestello Annunciation, has always struck me. I first saw it in 2014 at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, as a sophomore in college spending my spring semester…

When I read these first chapters of Luke’s Gospel, I can’t help but compare and contrast. On the one hand, there’s Zechariah — John the Baptist’s father — being struck mute in the temple, a grand, glorious place where only a few could…

Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord She ruled our Ruler; she carried him in whom we are; she gave milk to our Bread. — ST. AUGUSTINE

Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 Psalms 40:7-8A, 8B-9, 10, 11 Hebrews 10:4-10 Luke 1:26-38

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic Pope Francis has announced that he will give an extraordinary blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) at 6 p.m. Rome time March 27. The formal blessing — usually given only immediately after…

Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Holy Mary, you are the handmaiden of the Lord. Your cooperation with the Father has blessed us with the Son, our redeemer and savior Jesus Christ. Pray for us always, that we might learn to accept…

Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord In Mary’s personal experience, the ecstasy of her heart, shines forth. In them shines a ray of the mystery of God, the glory of his ineffable holiness, the eternal love which, as an irrevocable…