The Church celebrates the Feast of St. Archangel Gabriel today. His namesakes, as well as Gabriel, Gabriela and Gabi, celebrate their name day. The name is of Hebrew origin and means "God's power", writes offnews.bg.
In the Christian tradition, the archangel Gabriel is mostly associated with the Annunciation.
God sent the archangel Gabriel to the temple to announce to the holy archangel Zachary the birth of John the Baptist and his future ministry as the Forerunner of Jesus Christ. Again, the Archangel Gabriel also announced to the Most Holy Virgin the good news that she would give birth to the baby. Therefore, even outside the scenes of the Annunciation, he is depicted with a green branch or a blooming lily in his hands - a symbol of the virginity of the Holy Virgin.
Archangel Gabriel is one of the seven archangels, i.e. "chief angels", representatives of the eighth angelic rank. Archangels ascend people's prayers to God and reveal the meaning of prophetic visions and the course of events, especially the prophecies about the coming of the Messiah - Christ.