New Saint Drop - The Annunciation

NEW ICON DROP - The Annunciation

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Gabriel appears to this young woman in the small town of Nazareth, 6 months after her cousin Elizabeth became pregnant with Jesus’ cousin, St. John the Baptist. We learn that she is betrothed to Joseph but still living at home, and when Gabriel appears and greets her, saying, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee”, she is confused and afraid. Gabriel then says,

“Fear not, Mary, for thou has found grace with God. Behold thou shall conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son; and thou shall call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob forever. And of his kingdom there shall be no end.”

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