Originally published at Churchpop
Did you know Mother Angelica’s “special day” was the feast of the Annunciation?
On March 25, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Annunciation, which commemorates the day the Angel Gabriel announced to the Blessed Mother that she would bear Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, in her womb.
Mother Angelica’s full religious name was Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA.
In this March 24, 1998, episode of “Mother Angelica Live Classics,” the EWTN foundress explains the unexpected way she received her “name day,” which is the day a nun celebrates their religious name.
“It’s a very, very special name day for me,” Mother Angelica says.
She explains that even though her name is Angelica, her abbess declared that her name day should be on the feast of the Annunciation.
“I thought—Wow! I was so surprised and pleased because I had made the consecration to Our Lady—the De Montfort consecration—on March 25th, 1942. I entered the convent in 1944. So March 25th was already a very special day for me.”
Here’s the full text of Mother Angelica’s “Name Day” story:“Tomorrow is the 25th of March. What do you know about that? It’s the Feast of the Annunciation. It also happens to be my name
