NARRATOR: That’s the Angel Gabriel. In the Bible, the Angel Gabriel appeared to a woman called Mary as she slept. The angel said *"Do not be afraid. I am Gabriel. God has chosen you for His ...

The greeting of the angel Gabriel opens this prayer. It is God himself who, through his angel, greets Mary. The grace with which Mary is filled is the presence of him who is the source of all grace.

490 To become the mother of the Savior, Mary "was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role." 132 The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes her as "full of grace".