Why is the visitation significant

He says: "But what is the mysterious, concealed source of such joy? It is Jesus. Mary had already conceived Him through the work of the Holy Spirit and He is now beginning to defeat what is at the root of fear, of anxiety, of sadness - sin, the most humiliating slavery for man. Let us pray with expectant faith that in all of our encounters with the Lord Jesus, whether in prayer, in the sacraments or in the love of another, we many feel the joy that the unborn John the Baptist felt!

Trust in the Lord bears fruit. Elizabeth honors Mary's trust in God with the following words: " Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. We, too, are called to bear fruit for the Kingdom of God in our lives - fruit which can only be borne if we live out Mary-like trust. Proverbs challenges us to "Trust in the Lord with all of your heart; on your own intelligence do not rely.

We may wonder what the future will hold for us if we follow God's ways and surrender fully to his will in our lives. It is in moments of questioning, or fighting off the temptation to "rely on our own intelligence" that we should call upon our Blessed Mother for her intercession, so that we too can "bear fruit that will last. How does Mary respond to Elizabeth's unconventional greeting? In humility, she directs all the glory to God.

In opening lines of the Magnificat, one of the most beautiful songs of praise and glory to God, she declares: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,. Luke Perhaps the greatest lesson of the mystery of the Visitation is that the glory for all the blessings and good things in our lives belongs rightfully to the Lord. It is a good practice, and one that I am slowly incorporating into my daily prayer life, to have a "gratitude journal"- a notebook to log the many blessings the Lord showers upon us every day.

Taking time to "proclaim the greatness of the Lord" shifts our focus off ourselves and off the less joyful moments of the day, and places our attention on the Lord and all the great things he has done for us. It is a way to live out the mystery of the Visitation each day. Like all the mysteries of the Rosary indeed the whole of scriptures there is an ongoing aspect to our meditations. We are not simply reflecting on an event of the past, but rather entering into a living Word.

Through our meditations, we pray for the grace to grow in imitation of what we are reading; to more and more fully incorporate the mystery into our daily lives. This is an on-going process, and one that will take our entire lives to unfold.

Labels Blessed Mother Lessons from Labels: Blessed Mother Lessons from Unknown July 7, at AM. But what is most significant is the meeting of their unborn children.

When Mary entered the house and called a greeting, Elizabeth felt her baby move within her. The meeting of these two women was a joyful and unique event.

Visitation, the visit, described in the Gospel According to Luke —56 , made by the Virgin Mary, pregnant with the infant Jesus, to her cousin Elizabeth. We come to know God and his saving plan through people in the Christian community; for example, parents, teachers, preachers, and others. Revelation is not made directly to us. Mary's faith, which is praised by Elizabeth, draws her to the dignity of being the Mother of Jesus and still greater to being a true disciple of the Lord.

Faith was not easier for her than for us. The contrary is true. For Mary it was more difficult to believe than for the apostles. Pope John Paul II commented that the expression, "blessed is she who believed," is a key unlocking the innermost reality of Mary. All About Mary includes a variety of content, much of which reflects the expertise, interpretations and opinions of the individual authors and not necessarily of the Marian Library or the University of Dayton.

Please share feedback or suggestions with marianlibrary udayton. Athletics Overview Dayton Flyers. Alphabetical List of Articles. All About Mary. Samaha, S. Theme of the feast The theme of the Visitation feast centers on Mary responding to the prompting of the Holy Spirit to set out on a mission of charity.

Church documents attest to the importance of the feast. In its Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium , 57, the Second Vatican Council states: "This union of the mother with the Son in the work of salvation is made manifest from the time of Christ's virginal conception up to his death; first when Mary, arising in haste to go to visit Elizabeth, is greeted by her as blessed because of her belief in the promise of salvation and the precursor leaped with joy in the womb of his mother.

Liturgy and life nourish faith Like us, Mary had to walk by faith. Keyword Search Would you like to begin a new keyword search?