God is with us!
This is excellent news.
May this great and glorious Feast of the Annunciation be celebrated with joy and every beauty in all parishes.
Gabriel came and stood before you, O Maiden, and greeting you, he said:
“Rejoice, earth that has not been sown!
Rejoice, burning bush that remains unconsumed!
Rejoice, unsearchable depth!
Rejoice, bridge that leads to Heaven!
Rejoice, ladder raised on high that Jacob saw!
Rejoice, divine jar of manna!
Rejoice, deliverance from the curse!
Rejoice, restoration of Adam;
the Lord is with you!”
(Vespers of the Feast of the Annunciation)