It seems off to have a Gospel reading about the Annunciation during the Easter Season. Actually this reading should have been on Good Friday, but because of it falling on the Triduum, it is moved to the Easter season.
This is a story of hope and deliverance, which echoes the Easter message. Mary is our example of how we should each say yes to God's presence within us, to hold and foster him within us, and to share him with the world.
The Gospel story is also a reminder of how sacred life is no matter how young, especially in this current culture of death. Abortion always seems like it is being talked about, but it is still the killing of the innocent. No matter what age, young or old, life should be seen as precious. God chose to be made manifest in human form so that our sins and the death that came into being through evil could be undone so that we can have life.
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