The Annunciation

The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named

Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. He went in and said to her, "Rejoice, so highly

favoured! The Lord is with you." She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting

could mean, but the angel said to her, "Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God's favour. Listen! You are to

conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most

High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David; he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever

and his reign will have no end." Mary said to the angel, "But how can this come about, since I am a virgin?"

"The Holy Spirit will come upon you," the angel answered, "and the power of the Most High will cover you

with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called son of God. Know this too: your kinswoman

Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth

month, for nothing is impossible to God." "I am the handmaid of the Lord," said Mary, "let what you have said

be done to me." And the angel left her.

Luke 1: 26 - 38

Jesus' Genealogy / The Nativity

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