The Annunciation

Gabriel visits a young woman in Nazareth and tells her she will carry the Son of God.

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What Happened

Mary, a virgin engaged to Joseph, receives an unexpected visit from the angel Gabriel. He tells her she has found favor with God and will conceive a child by the Holy Spirit — the long-awaited Messiah. Mary's response is remarkable: despite the impossibility of it all, she says yes.

Read It

Luke

When God Broke the Silence

After centuries of silence, God sends an angel with back-to-back announcements that upend two ordinary lives — an elderly priest and a teenage girl. What follows is a revolution disguised as a pregnancy.

Key People

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Key Places

Nazareth

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