Feast of the Annunciation observance are Marian. Two examples in liturgical Christianity of the importance attached to the Annunciation are the Angelus prayer, and especially in Roman Catholicism, the event's position as the first Joyful Mystery of the Dominican Rosary. Here is recorded the "angelic salutation" of Gabriel to Mary, "Hail, full of grace, the is with thee" (Luke ; Latin Vulgate: ), and Mary's response to God's will, "be it done to me according to thy word" (; Vulgate: ). The "angelic salutation" is the origin of the Hail Mary prayer and the Angelus; the second part of the prayer comes from the
Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church of Mary in salvation and redemption continued with Pope John Paul II's 1987 encyclical "Redemptoris mater" It was through Mary's intercession, through compassion for the hosts, at the marriage feast of Cana, that Jesus worked his first miracle. The "Catechism of the Catholic Church" states: "From the most ancient times the Blessed Virgin has been honored with the title of 'Mother of God,' to whose protection the faithful fly in all their dangers and needs." The Eastern Catholic Churches observe the feast of the Intercession of the Theotokos in October. Roman Catholic views of the Virgin Mary as refuge and