Solemnity of the Annunciation

The Solemnity of the Annunciation is celebrated nine months before the Nativity of the Lord, usually on March 25.

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Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials are days which are celebrated in commemoration of the sacred mysteries and events recorded in the history of our redemption, in memory of the Virgin Mother of Christ, or of His apostles, martyrs, and saints.

About the image: The Annunciation, by Adriaen van de Velde in 1667, hangs in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.