The Feast of the Annunciation
“Behold the maidservant this annunciation with a
of the Lord! Let it be to me complete submission to
according to your word” the divine will.
(Luke 1:38)
The annunciation of the
There are seven major birth of the Lord Christ
feasts of our Lord God was the beginning of the
and Savior Jesus
Christ.
These
major feasts are:
The Annunciation,
The
Nativity,
The
Theophany
(Baptism),
Palm
Sunday, The Feast
of
Resurrection,
Ascension,
and
Pentecost. The feast
of the Annunciation
comes every year
on the 29th of the Coptic reconciliation between God
month of Baramhat. There in heaven and the people on
are nine months between it earth. Therefore, the feast
and the Feast of the Nativity. of the Annunciation of the
On this day, our beautiful Nativity is also considered
church remembers the the Annunciation of the
joyful news about the beginning of salvation.
birth of the Savior of the God’s incarnation was
whole world that was sent a fulfilment of the Old
through archangel Gabriel Testament
prophecies
to the Holy ever virgin and about
salvation.
The
how Saint Mary received hymns and prayers in the
44
divine liturgy of this feast
are prayed in a joyful tune
because it is one of the
major feasts. As the other
major feasts, the prayer
of the fraction is prayed
during the breaking of the
Body. If the feast
of the annunciation
falls during lent,
then the readings
of the Holy Liturgy
are to be replaced
with
appropriate
responses
of
the Feast of the
Annunciation.
However, if the
Feast
of
the
Annunciation
and
Lazarus Saturday fall on
the same day, our church
does not celebrate it, so,
the reading will be only on
Lazarus Saturday. May the
blessing of the Feast of the
Annunciation be with us
all to fill our hearts with joy
and happiness and to live a
life that glorifies the Lord’s
name forever. Amen