The Reverend Fr. Joe Dirbas and the clergy and lay of the Church of Holy Trinity, White Rock invite all to this Solemn Mass
The Annunciation of the Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary
March 25 - Holy Day
The story of the Annunciation is told by Saint Luke, who used it to introduce some major themes in his version of the Gospel.
The angel Gabriel visited Mary, greeting her as the one who was favoured by God to be the mother of Jesus, “the Son of
the Most High.” It was not Mary’s virtues or merit that won her this favour; it was simply that God “remembered to be gracious” and bestowed such a gift of power on Mary so that the whole human race might know the still greater gift of
salvation. Thus empowered, Mary was able to respond, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to
your word.” By the grace of God which filled her, she was able to practise a graciousness of her own towards God; for it gave her a unique freedom to make God’s will the very thing that she herself willed.
- excerpt from For All the Saints