The International Day of the Unborn Child
The Feast of the Annunciation, March 25, is one of the most important in the Church calendar. It celebrates the actual Incarnation of Our Savior the Word made flesh in the womb of His mother, Mary. Saint Luke describes the annunciation given by the angel Gabriel to Mary that she was to become the mother of the Incarnation of God. This is where the first part of the “Hail Mary” comes from; the angelic salutation “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee”.

The Church's celebration of the Annunciation is believed to date to the early 5th century. The Annunciation has always been celebrated on March 25, exactly nine months before Christmas Day - the length of a pregnancy.

The International Day of the Unborn Child was instituted as an addition to the Knights of Columbus’ commitment to build a culture that respects and protects every human life from natural conception to natural death. This is our opportunity to stand up and speak out against the evil of abortion. This feast is very important in the defense of the life of unborn children. In families with young children, this feast would be a good time to begin teaching youngsters important lessons about the high value God places on human life.

Please take a look at this amazing presentation - put together by Suzanne at www.bigbluewave.ca. This would be an awesome commercial for T.V.!

http://www.youtube.com/v/OJX2JdNc-Lo"