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매일미사 주님 탄생 예고 대축일

Lk 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply, “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. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

‘주님 탄생 예고 대축일’은 말 그대로 주님의 탄생 예고를 기념하는 날이다. 예전에는 ‘성모 영보 대축일’이라고 하였는데, ‘영보’(領報)란 성모님께서 예수님의 잉태 소식을 천사에게서 들었다는 뜻이다. 예수님께서도 여느 사람처럼 성모님의 모태에서 아홉 달을 계셨다고 믿었기 때문에 이 대축일의 날짜는 주님 성탄 대축일에서 아홉 달을 역산한 것이다.