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“The Annunciation got its name from the moment when the archangel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary she was pregnant with the Lord. The word itself—annunciation—means to pronounce: to make a declaration. Had Mary asked the Lord what was happening to her body? What had brought on the changes, as she had done nothing new herself? Had Mary even inquired? If not, why not? If so, why do we credit Gabriel and the Lord with a pronouncement rather than Mary with her question? Maybe this moment was a response to her. Maybe it was an apology. Surely she deserved one. Has a god ever apologized to a woman?”
― Derek B. Miller, The Curse of Pietro Houdini