The Fourth Sunday of Advent is a time to recall the promises made to the Virgin Mary by the Angel Gabriel, Fr. Joseph Krupp of Lansing, Michigan, told Fox News Digital. (iStock) ...

St. Thomas Aquinas summed up why the Blessed Virgin Mary was venerated by the angel Gabriel: In olden time an Angel would not show reverence to a man, but a man would deeply revere an Angel.

When the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary in Luke 1 and told her that she would conceive and give birth to a son, Mary responded by identifying herself as a “doule” a Greek word that ...

Who Was the Virgin Mary? By ABC News. December 19, 2001, 11:19 AM. ... When the angel Gabriel says she is to bear the son of God, she asks, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?" ...

The day celebrates the appearance of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce the incarnation. Here are eight things to know and to share about the feast day and its significance. 1.

On Fourth Sunday of Advent, remember the promises made to the Virgin Mary by Gabriel, says Michigan priest Have faith in the Lord throughout the crosses of life, said Fr. Joseph Krupp of Michigan.