2/28/2023 0 Comments Mary visits elizabethThe visit took place when Elizabeth was herself six months' pregnant with the forerunner of Christ, Saint John the Baptist. The feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrates the visit of Mary, the Mother of God, with the child Jesus in her womb, to her cousin Elizabeth. Invite Him to spread His fragrance to everyone and everywhere, we go. I pray this becomes a living reality as we present ourselves to the Infant Jesus in the stable, worship Him, pledge our allegiance to Him and pray that he come and lives in us and hallow our lives and the lives around us. The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Even as we do this, especially in places of strife and difficulties, we need to invite God residing is us to bless the situations and scenarios. And we should carry him everywhere we go, just as Mary took him to Elizabeth’s Home. Like her we too should open our lives to God and let Him reside in us. Her attitude, her lifestyle, but also her relationship with God, stands out. Mary is the epitome of the symbol of what God’s disciple aught to be. Mary Visits Elizabeth Christmas 2020 / By Joye B. But here is she, rushing to help this cousin of hers, who is advanced in age and going to bear a child for the first time. The Creator God himself, who is going to be incarnate in and through her. Elizabeth was the wife of Zacharias (Zechariah), and both were from the tribe of Levi, the priestly tribe of Israel. In Hebrew, Elizabeth means: God is my oath. Elizabeth was six months pregnant and her baby leaped for joy at the sound of Mary’s voice. She has just been informed of her coming role as Queen Mother, to the Saviour of the World. Elizabeth got a visit from Mary Elizabeth welcomed Mary, her cousin, to her home. This passage speaks of Mary and her outward approach to life. It is really great how Mary lays hold of the promises of God and counts on Him to fulfill them to the letter.Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Fourth Week Of Advent We need to remember that she was indeed blessed above all other women and we should not fear to acknowledge it. I am afraid that because of the teaching of the Roman Church concerning Mary, we tend to shy away from even speaking of her as the “Blessed Virgin”. “Behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed” (v. At the same time she does not give even the slightest hint of any “immaculate conception” for herself or of her “sinlessness” which Rome today claims for her. 58,165 views 732 Dislike Share Save Lili1127 40.3K subscribers Mary Tudor visits her sister Elizabeth in her 'exile' in the country, after she hastily left the house of their. 44-45).”Mary recited a song which praised God’s favor on her and her people (vv. This post is also available in: Afrikaans Indonesian German Spanish Filipino (Tagalog) French Italian Dutch. The Lord has blessed you because you believed that he will keep His promise (vv. Elisabeth said, “As soon as I heard your greeting, my baby became happy and moved within me. It also would have brought double assurance to Mary. Since Mary had not said one word to Elisabeth concerning her condition prior to this, it points out the fact that God had revealed this to Elisabeth. Elisabeth’s greeting must have strengthened Mary’s faith. 42) and then she called her “the mother of my Lord” (v. When Elisabeth greeted Mary she said, “Blessed are you among women,” (v. With this in mind, it’s no surprise that Mary went in haste to visit Elizabeth, hoping that their caravan wouldn’t be overrun by those who lurked in the shadows and caves of the mountains. Prior to the day of Pentecost, believers were filled with the Holy Spirit only for specific tasks. 41 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. As Mary arrived, Elisabeth’s baby leaped in her womb for joy, and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 39 A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town 40 where Zechariah lived. As she rushed off to visit her relative, she must have wondered if the events of the last few days had been real. Almost immediately after receiving Gabriel’s message, Mary`prepared to visit her cousin Elisabeth who lived some sixty or more miles south of Nazareth in the Judean hill country (vv.
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