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The Annunciation and Archangel Gabriel

Link to Become a Child of Mary: https://secure.americaneedsfatima.org... Saint Gabriel the Archangel, whose name means “Strength of God,” appeared to a young virgin in Nazareth and the whole world changed. Today, we are going to take a closer look at the Annunciation, focusing on the mighty archangel and what he can teach us about being devotees of Our Lady par excellence. OK, let’s begin with this passage from Saint Luke: And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came to her and said: "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee". Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought to herself what manner of salutation this might be. And the angel said to her: "Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God." "Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. And of his kingdom there shall be no end." And Mary said to the angel: "How shall this be done, because I know not man?" And the angel answering, said to her: "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy Babe which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." And Mary said: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word." And the angel departed from her. So what can I possibly say about Saint Gabriel that you, Dear Viewer, haven’t heard before? Let me quote from Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira when he referred to Saint Gabriel as the most perfect devotee of Our Lady: “He was the one who made the first Hail Mary; he was the one who gave Our Lady a message that revealed to her who she was. For up until that moment, according to all the interpretations I have read, she did not know she was to become the Mother of God. “When Gabriel the Archangel came and announced that she herself was going to be the Mother of the Messiah, he made her, so to speak, understand who she was. She understood the depth of the sanctity for which she was called. The angel's announcement made her comprehend her own mission. “Hence, when he made this revelation to Mary, he rendered her this outstanding service, …as a result, this act established a very special bond between Saint Gabriel and Our Lady. In this sense, he was a kind of prophet who manifested to Our Lady what her whole life would be like and what her mission would be. Thus, another aspect of this archangel's personality is a great union with Our Lady and a great devotion to her.” Brilliant! Thank you, Professor Plinio. I had never before thought of Saint Gabriel as a devotee of Our Lady. Now we will explore this relationship between the Archangel and the Queen of Heaven in the context of a virtue not often discussed today. Turning again to Professor Plinio: “Finally, we can consider another side, which is the manner in which he gave his message. It was impregnated with a great purity. No message is more chaste than this one, which announced the virginal maternity. It showed such a love for purity on the part of God, that, in order to safeguard Our Lady's virginal chastity, He decided on a way to conceive Our Lord Jesus Christ that involved no work of man. “In the Annunciation, the archangel is particularly protective of her purity and chastity. If we were to see him, he would inspire in us a thousand desires and acts of admiration and longing to possess purity to an eminent degree.” We could almost say that Saint Gabriel was the guardian of Our Lady’s purity. Living in the impure times that we do, we should ask him for a most fervent and vigilant love of the lost virtue of purity. Through the practice of purity, may he bring us closer to Our Lady. We should also ask Saint Gabriel for an enormous, superabundant devotion to Our Lady and that this devotion grows every instant of our lives. And, finally, let’s pray that Our Lord Jesus Christ establish His reign on earth in Mary and through Mary, and that this period of darkness in which we find ourselves comes to an end.