Laudetur Iesus Christus and blessed feast of the Annunciation! Yesterday March 24, was the traditional feast of St. Gabriel the Archangel, which is appropriately placed to herald today’s solemn feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, spoken by St. Gabriel to the Blessed Mother. To learn more about these twin feast days we include links to Dom Prosper Gueranger’s The Liturgical Year: