“Blessed are you among women and Blessed is the Fruit of your womb.” –Luke 1:42B (NRSVCE)
Mary Visits Elizabeth
Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country where she entered the
house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child
leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry,
“Blessed are you among women and blessed is the Fruit of your womb and why has this
happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? For as soon as I heard the sound of
your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who believed that there
would be fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.”
Mary’s Song of Praise
Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God My Savior, for He has looked with favor on the lowliness of His servant. Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed; For the Mighty One has done great things for me and Holy is His Name. His mercy is for those who fear Him from generation-to-generation. He has shown strength with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones and lifted up the lowly; He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, according to the promise He made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.” (Psalm 132:11)
Mary remained with Elizabeth about three months and then returned home. –Luke 1:39-56
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