Make March 25th a Holy Day
Please join us in requesting that the Catholic bishops of the United States declare March 25th, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, a Holy Day of Obligation.
We believe that, given the widespread acceptance of abortion by so many–even Christians–the meaning of life, and particularly of the Incarnation of Our Lord Jesus Christ, must be emphasized. The Incarnation took place on March 25th, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel visited Mary and proclaimed the good news of the coming of Jesus Christ.
Some people may think, quite naturally, that the birth of Jesus is the time when Our Savior first “became man,” especially since Christmas has become the most prominent Christian holiday in our culture. We readily understand what we can see, what is visible. The invisible and the hidden, though, are no less real. We think of a baby in its mother’s womb, known and felt, though unseen, only to her. Even very young children can know the truth about the growth of a baby inside its mother’s body.
What better way of honoring Our Lady’s fiat than to elevate the Annunciation to the rank of a Holy Day of Obligation. Although some might see it as imposing upon believers a “burden” of attending Mass on another obligatory holy day, we believe that the importance of this event in the history of salvation and the world merits greater emphasis.
Sign The Petition!
Dear Catholic Bishops of the United States: We, the undersigned, respectfully request your consideration of making March 25th, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, a Holy Day of Obligation. We believe that such a decision is important at this time because of wide-spread confusion about when the Incarnation took place as well as of the need to emphasize that life begins at conception.
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