Translated by Mother Mary (South Canaan, PA: St. Tikhon’s Seminary Press ... Greece: Holy Convent of the Annunciation of Our Lady, 2003) pp. 227-232. 7 апреля 2013 г.

Mary is a key figure within Christianity, but especially within Catholicism. Mary is the Mother of Christ. She agreed to God’s plan to bear his Son. The angel said to her, “Don't be afraid ...

In the Annunciation, “the Angel of the Lord ... identified the woman announced in the proto-evangelium as Mary, the new mother of humankind. Mary was the first among the redeemed.