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Commentary to the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord

Initially, it was not a feast of Mary but the Lord. It was instituted to commemorate the announcement of the coming of the Son of God in the world. It was in the Middle Ages that today’s feast became that of Mary, the Annunciation. After the Second Vatican Council, it regained its original meaning and is back to being the Solemnity of the Annunciation.