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The Paschal mystery and the Incarnation are profoundly connected.
March 25 is usually the Solemnity of the Annunciation, commemorating when the angel Gabriel gave Mary her vocation to be the Mother of Jesus. But astute Catholics might notice it’s missing from this year’s liturgical calendar. March 25 was just “Monday during Holy Week” — and the Annunciation won’t be celebrated until April 8.
There’s some obvious wisdom in the Church’s calendar. Holy Week gears up for the very un-festive occasion of Jesus’ brutal torture and agonizing death. Celebrating with the usual feastings of a Solemnity feels … wrong, somehow.
But just because there’s no liturgical celebration doesn’t mean we can’t think about the Annunciation this week, at the time when it’s usually commemorated.
Just the opposite, in fact — we can gain much profit from contemplating the diverging feasts of Holy Week and the Annunciation simultaneously. These feasts are so very different in tone and feeling. But one doesn’t stand without the other.
Continued below.
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March 25 is usually the Solemnity of the Annunciation, commemorating when the angel Gabriel gave Mary her vocation to be the Mother of Jesus. But astute Catholics might notice it’s missing from this year’s liturgical calendar. March 25 was just “Monday during Holy Week” — and the Annunciation won’t be celebrated until April 8.
There’s some obvious wisdom in the Church’s calendar. Holy Week gears up for the very un-festive occasion of Jesus’ brutal torture and agonizing death. Celebrating with the usual feastings of a Solemnity feels … wrong, somehow.
But just because there’s no liturgical celebration doesn’t mean we can’t think about the Annunciation this week, at the time when it’s usually commemorated.
Just the opposite, in fact — we can gain much profit from contemplating the diverging feasts of Holy Week and the Annunciation simultaneously. These feasts are so very different in tone and feeling. But one doesn’t stand without the other.
Continued below.
Holy Week Is a Time to Think About Christmas
The Paschal mystery and the Incarnation are profoundly connected.
