Today is the last solemnity in the Lenten season until we get to the Solemnity of All Solemnities on April 20. Still, today’s solemnity sets the course for what we will celebrate on Easter Sunday. It is a day when the Church gathers to pray and remember when Christ became incarnate within the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is this day when the Angel Gabriel appears to Our Lady and although confused at first by the angel’s announcement, she boldly proclaims her Fiat – her yes, be it done unto me according to thy word.
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Today is the last solemnity in the Lenten season until we get to the Solemnity of All Solemnities on April 20. Still, today’s solemnity sets the course for what we will celebrate on Easter Sunday. It is a day when the Church gathers to pray and remember when Christ became incarnate within the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is this day when the Angel Gabriel appears to Our Lady and although confused at first by the angel’s announcement, she boldly proclaims her Fiat – her yes, be it done unto me according to thy word.
