Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Gabriel, the day after the Annunciation.
March 26
On the day after the Annunciation, the Church gathers in synaxis to honor the Archangel Gabriel, the messenger of the Incarnation. It was Gabriel who announced the conception of St. John the Forerunner to Zacharias, and above all who brought the Virgin Mary the good tidings that she would bear the Saviour of the world.
In Scripture and tradition Gabriel appears at the turning points of salvation history as the herald of divine mysteries. The faithful seek his intercession as one of the chief commanders of the heavenly hosts, honored again with the Archangel Michael on November 8.
July 13
On July 13 the Church keeps a second synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel, gathering the faithful once more to celebrate the great messenger of God. Tradition connects the feast with the dedication of a church in his name and with thanksgiving for his wonders through the centuries.
Gabriel is honored as the herald of the Incarnation, who brought the good tidings to the Theotokos, and as one of the chief commanders of the bodiless powers who stand before the throne of God. He is honored also on March 26 and, with the Archangel Michael, on November 8.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel is commemorated on March 26. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on April 8 of the civil calendar.
On the New Calendar, Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel is commemorated on July 13. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on July 26 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Gabriel, Gavriil, Angelos, Angelo
Also commemorated on March 26
Kodratos, Theodosios and Manuel
Martyr, Κοδράτος
Holy Martyrs Kodratos, Theodosios, Manuel and forty others of Anatolia.
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Gothia
Martyr, Μάρτυρες εν Γοτθία
The Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs who suffered in Gothia.
Stephen of Triglia
Venerable, Στέφανος ο Ομολογητής
Venerable Stephen the Confessor, abbot of Triglia.
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