THE ANNUNCIATION IS THE DAY WHICH MARKS THE ACTUAL INCARNATION OF JESUS CHRIST //BY FR AROKIYA DASS

ANNUNCIATION Reference: Luke 1: 26-38 It is celebrated on 25 March every year. More importantly, since it occurs 9 months before the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day, the Annunciation marks the actual incarnation of Jesus Christ - the moment that Jesus was conceived and that the Son of God became the son of the Virgin. From the earliest recorded history, the feast has been celebrated on March 25, commemorating both the belief that the spring equinox was not only the day of God's act of Creation but also the beginning of Christ's redemption of that same Creation. All Christian antiquity held 25 March as the actual day of Jesus' death. Disquiet, Reflection, Inquiry, Submission and Merit. Following from these categories, it's possible to interpret the various postures of Mary as falling into one of these five mental states. The Annunciation represent the perpetual virginity of Mary via the announcement by the angel Gabriel that Mary would conceive a child to be born the son of God. The scene is an invariable one in cycles of the Life of the Virgin, and often included as the initial scene in those of the Life of Christ.