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Annunciation to the Virgin Mary

On Sunday, April 7, the Armenian Church will celebrate the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary. This feast day is one of five devoted to the blessed mother of Jesus Christ, and the first such feast to arise in a given year. It concerns the defining event of Mary’s life: her realization that she had been chosen by God to be the mother of His Son.

 eNewsletter of the Eastern Diocese
The announcement came by way of the angel Gabriel, and it troubled Mary at first. But Gabriel tried to allay her fears: “Behold,” he told her, “you shall conceive and bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and be called the Son of the Highest…and of his kingdom there shall be no end.”
In her youthful sweetness and innocence, Mary asked the angel how this could ever come to pass. Gabriel’s reply—“With God, nothing shall be impossible”—is one of our greatest expressions of Christian hope. And Mary’s reply is equally great for the example it sets for all people who sense God’s hand in their lives: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be unto me according to thy word.”
Nine months later, her son was born—and with him, the hope of the world’s redemption. It’s worth noting that the Armenian Church’s fixed date for the Annunciation, April 7, comes exactly nine months before the Armenian Church’s fixed date for the celebration of Christmas, January 6.
The entire touching story is told at Luke 1:26-38. Click on the following links to read more about St. Mary, and to view a brief video.
Advent          
Sunday of the Advent
Early in our journey through Great Lent we observed the Sunday of the Expulsion, which retold the story of mankind’s first disobedience, our exile from paradise, and the beginning of humanity’s long history of separation from God.
In a nice expression of symmetry and resolution, Lent concludes with the Sunday of the Advent (April 6): that is, the coming of Jesus Christ, through whom God entered human history and restored what had been lost in the exile from Eden.
The Advent calls to mind the birth and revelation of our Savior, his subsequent sacrifice for mankind, and his victory over sin and death. As the last Sunday of Lent, this day is especially devoted to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, reminding us that he is our eternal Lord and King, and that just as everything once began with God, so too will everything one day end with Him.
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