National Public Radio aired a short piece yesterday in commemoration of The Feast of the Annunciation. I appreciated the orthodox sentiments and perspective. Surely it was day worth celebrating- both the feast day and the broadcast.
For those friends who are unfamiliar with the traditional Christian calendar, the Feast of the Annunciation is the day Christ's church remembers the glorious condescension of God in which He “was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary.” It is the day that marks the conception of our Lord- the beginning of his Incarnation.
It’s interesting to note the importance of this day for the celebration of Christmas. We celebrate on December 25th because we have first celebrated on March 25th. For those who are interested, you can find the details here.
Today is the Fountainhead of our salvation and the revelation of the mystery that was planned from all eternity: the Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin and Gabriel announces this grace. Let us join him in crying out to the Mother of God: "Hail, O Woman full of grace! The Lord is with you."
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