![The Annunciation (Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1898, Philadelphia Museum of Art)](/images/the-annunciation-henry-ossawa-tanner-1898-philadelphia-museum-of-art.jpg)
Lc 1:26-29
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you." But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.