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 and other reasons. In Roman Catholic teachings, the veneration of Mary is a natural consequence of Christology: Jesus and Mary are son and mother, redeemer and redeemed. This sentiment was expressed by Pope John Paul II in his encyclical "Redemptoris mater": "At the centre of this mystery, in the midst of this wonderment of faith, stands Mary. As the loving Mother of the Redeemer, she was the first to experience it: 'To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator'!" In the Roman Catholic tradition Mariology is seen as Christology developed to its full potential. Mary is seen as contributing