THE VISITATION
1. Mary's cousin Elizabeth conceived a son in her old age . . .
for nothing is impossible with God.
2. Charity
prompts Mary to hasten to visit Elizabeth in the hour of her need.
3. The
journey to Elizabeth's home is about eighty miles requiring four or five days.
4. Though
long and arduous, the journey is joyous, for Mary bears with her the Incarnate
Word.
5. At Mary's
salutation, John the Baptist is sanctified in his mother's womb.
6. Elizabeth
exclaims: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your
womb."
7. "How
have I deserved that the mother of my Lord should come to me?"
8.
"Blessed is she who believed that the Lord's words to her would be
fulfilled."
9. Mary
replies: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit finds
joy in God my Savior."
10. Mary serves
her cousin in all humility for three months until the birth of John the
Baptist.
Spiritual Fruit: Love of Neighbor