When the Virgin Mary turned 14 years old, the priests handed Her over to Her relative, the righteous Joseph. The Holy Virgin settled in the city of Nazareth, in the house of Joseph, as a betrothed bride. One day, Archangel Gabriel appeared to Her with the news of the birth of the Savior of the world from Her. This is how the Evangelist Luke tells about this great event (Luke 1:26-39):
Chapter I, verses 26-39; In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to the city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a husband named Joseph, from the house of David; The name of the Virgin is: Mary. The angel came to Her and said: Rejoice, full of grace! The Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women. She, seeing him, was embarrassed by his words and wondered what kind of greeting this would be. And the Angel said to Her: Do not be afraid, Mary; for You have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a Son, and you will call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end. Mary said to the Angel: How will this be when I don’t know my husband? The angel answered Her: The Holy Spirit will come upon You, and the power of the Most High will overshadow You; therefore the Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. Behold, Thy relative Elizabeth, who is called barren, and she conceived a son in her old age, and she is already in her sixth month; for with God no word will be powerless.
Then Mary said: Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word. And the Angel departed from Her.
Troparion.
The day of our salvation is the most important, and since the beginning of time the mystery has been revealed: the Son of God is the Son of the Virgin, and Gabriel preaches grace. In the same way, we cry out to the Mother of God: Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with you!
Now is the beginning of our salvation and the discovery of the mystery that was presented before all ages: the Son of God is the Son of the Virgin, and Gabriel preaches grace. Therefore, we too will exclaim to the Mother of God: Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with you!
Kontakion.
To the elected Voivode... (See above)
Greatness.
The Archangel's voice cries out to You, Pure One: Rejoice, O Gracious One, the Lord is with You!
Zadostoynik.
Bring great joy to the earth; praise, O heavens, the glory of God.
Song 9.
Like the animate ark of God, let the hand of the evil touch the ark, but the lips of the faithful to the Mother of God, without silence, the voice of the Angel sings with joy, let them cry out: Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with you!