March 25. Nine months before the Nativity. Always falls in Lent or Bright Week — the only feast that breaks the Lenten fast.
The Twelve Great Feasts · Great Feast
Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos
Apostolos (Epistle)
Hebrews 2:11-18
Gospel
Luke 1:24-38
Prokeimenon
“Proclaim from day to day the good tidings of the salvation of our God.”
Citations follow the Orthodox liturgical calendar. Open each reference in your preferred Bible to pray with the text.