Homilies on the Orthodox Faith · Lecture 030
The Gospel Reading of the Annunciation
A lecture by Nikolaos Sotiropoulos · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
Nikolaos Sotiropoulos expounds Luke 1:24-38, the Gospel reading of the Annunciation, dwelling first on the spiritual power of the sacred text. He explains how Elizabeth's hidden pregnancy after the annunciation to Zacharias shows God removing the shame of barrenness and preparing the birth of John the Forerunner, and presents the Archangel Gabriel as a chief angel sent to lowly Nazareth (John 1:46), from which God nonetheless brings forth the Theotokos and Christ. Mary's betrothal to Joseph is read as providence shielding her from slander, while her Davidic descent marks Christ as the promised Son of David. Gabriel's greeting, 'Rejoice, full of grace,' he interprets as the beginning of salvation, reversing Eve's sorrow (Genesis 3:16) and revealing Mary as the new Eve, and he closes with the prophecy of Jesus as Savior, true God and true man, and eternal King.
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