Today is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.
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To read Luke, Chapter 1, the story of the Annunciation in Greek, English, and Latin, click here.
Click here for the Hail Mary in many languages.
Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7un_acmxVD8> here to hear the Hail Mary sung in Aramaic.
Click here for "Full of Grace", Part I:1, the section on the Annunciation from Redemptoris Mater, an encyclical of Pope John Paul II, March 25, 1987.
Click here for The Annunciation to Mary: A Story of Faith, Luke 1:26-38, a fascinating and beautiful book by the late Fr. Eugene LaVerdiere, S.S.S., Liturgy Training Publications, 2007. Search term: "greeting"; see p. 61.
A very happy Lady Day to one and all!
