Liturgy
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
Solemnity · March 25 · Lent
Celebrates the announcement by the Angel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive the Son of God by the power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:26-38).
Body
Celebrated on March 25 (nine months before Christmas). When it falls in Holy Week or the Easter Octave, it is transferred. A Marian solemnity that is fundamentally Christological — the celebration of the Incarnation.
Kind
Solemnity
Season
Lent
Feast day
March 25