Gospel: Luke 1:26-38

²⁶ In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
²⁷ to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
²⁸ And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”
²⁹ But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
³⁰ And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
³¹ And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
³² He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
³³ and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
³⁴ And Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I have no husband?”
³⁵ And the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
³⁶ And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
³⁷ For with God nothing will be impossible.”
³⁸ And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.