Feast Day – March 25th – Solemnity of the Annunciation

The Solemnity of the Annunciation, celebrated on March 25th, honors the profound meeting between the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary, as recorded in St. Luke’s Gospel. On this day St. Gabriel announced to Mary Immaculate that she would miraculously conceive a Child by the Holy Spirit, the long-awaited Messiah who would save mankind from their sins. This is the moment of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s great fiat of perfect submission to the Divine will. This day on which the Church celebrates the Incarnation of Jesus Christ in the womb of His Blessed Mother is exactly nine months before the Feast of the Nativity on December 25th. 

//The Catholic Company//


Rediscover the Rosary – Joyful Mysteries: The Annunciation

Are we willing to say yes to God? All too often I find myself saying yes to God begrudgingly. It isn’t a generous yes. I know that, and I know God knows it. Mary puts me to shame. Her humble words of surrender, “Let it be done unto me according to your word,” echo throughout history. We should be a people of yes, generously saying yes to everything God calls us to. Let’s begin again right now—a new beginning, a fresh commitment to say yes to God. And may these words never be

far from our lips: “God, what do you think I should do in this situation?”

Today: Decide when and where you will set aside time to pray the Rosary during the remainder of this program.