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
Mary Help of Christians Mary Help of Christians Mary Help of Christians (; ; Filipino: "Maria, Mapag-ampon sa mga Kristiyano"), is a Roman Catholic Marian devotion with a feast day celebrated on May 24. Saint John Chrysostom was the first person to use this Marian title in year 345 as a devotion to the Virgin Mary. Don Bosco also propagated Marian devotion under this title. The title of "Mary Help of Christians" is associated with the defense of Christian Europe (Latin and Greek), the north of Africa and the Middle East from non-Christian peoples during the Middle Age. In 1572, during the expansion of