On March 25, the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of the Annunciation! We're officially nine months away from next Nativity, December 25 (in case you somehow forgot the date of Christmas)! But, in the year I am writing this (2018), March 25 falls on a Sunday; the fifth Sunday of Lent. And, on the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Mary of Egypt is commemorated. So, let's learn about both!
Annunciation
Readings for the feast of the Annunciation:
Hebrews 2:11-18 (Epistle)
Luke 1:24-38 (Gospel)
Videos for the Annunciation:
St. Mary of Egypt
Here are two websites with information about her life (I'd highly recommend reading them; they're too long to copy-paste here though): https://orthodoxwiki.org/Mary_of_Egypt and https://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/04/01/100963-venerable-mary-of-egypt .
Readings (for St. Mary of Egypt Sunday):
Mark 10:32-45
Hebrews 9:11-14
And videos (that talk about St. Mary's life!):
Blessed Lent to you all!
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