Mary’s Press, 1992) page 10.Īrt: A modern take on the meeting between Elizabeth and Mary of Nazareth. Poem: Mary Southhard, “ Visitation” in Julia Ahlers, Rosemary Broughton, and Carl Koch, eds., Womenpsalms(Winona, Minn.: St. Everything will happen as the Lord told you it would happen. ![]() Elizabeth spoke in a loud voice, “You are honoured among women! Your Child is honoured! Why has this happened to me? Why has the mother of my Lord come to me? As soon as I heard your voice, the baby in my body moved for joy. At the same time Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. John would become known as John the Baptist. When Elizabeth heard Mary speak, the baby moved in her body. Elizabeth was told to call her son John, the shortened form of Jehohanan, which in Hebrew means: Jehovah’s gift or God is gracious. She went to the house of Zacharias to see Elizabeth. And often, as in the Visitation, it’s a beautiful combination of the two.Here’s something to ponder today as we approach the celebration of the Word becoming flesh and real in our midst.Īt once Mary went from there to a town in the hill country of Judea. When Elizabeth heard Marys greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit. And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. Sometimes we give in these encounters, and sometimes we receive. Mary Visits Elizabeth Interwoven Gospels ( Luke 1:39-45) Now Mary arose in those days and went with haste into the hill-country, into a city of Judah and she entered into the house of Zachariah and saluted Elizabeth. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. As soon as she arrived at the house, she hurried to Elizabeth and took her hands. She got ready, and set off quickly for Elizabeth’s home in Judea to the south, near Jerusalem. We all live and thrive in relation to others. A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town where Zechariah lived. The angel knew all about her I must go to her. Ultimately, the Visitation reminds us that no one is an island. Pope John Paul II acknowledged this in a 1997 homily when he reflected on the Visitation and said, “In this act of human solidarity, Mary demonstrated that authentic charity which grows within us when Christ is present.” Remember, too, that Mary is carrying Christ inside her, which gives another layer of meaning to her decision to offer support to her cousin. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. After she recovered from the shock, the Bible tells us that Mary hurried to the home of a relative, Elizabeth, to tell her the news. After all, it is the same Lord that we proclaim and. ![]() If Elizabeth can refer to her in that fashion, then we should be able to as well. She referred to Mary by that title in a question, which confirms that Mary is in fact the mother of the Lord. Sometimes, our physical presence is the best gift we can give another person. from the Mary Visits Elizabeth reading plan. Luke 1:39-56 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. Elizabeth did not say 'Hail, mother of my Lord' as if she were using the term as a form of address. Mary’s trip also demonstrates the call of community. Mary must have been bursting to talk to a woman who could personally understand her excitement, her wonder, and probably her nervousness, too. She’s also learned that her cousin Elizabeth, believed to be too old to conceive, is expecting as well. ![]() ![]() Why does she do it? Well, think about what has just happened: She’s been told that she is pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, Blessed are. Marys visit caused Elizabeth to be filled with the Holy Spirit and she gave a loud cry: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. For Mary, the trip would have been especially grueling: She traveled to a town 80 miles away, likely on a donkey, without the comfort of paved roads, air conditioning, or shock absorbers. When Elizabeth heard Marys greeting, the child leaped in her womb. Q: Why does Mary visit her cousin Elizabeth? It doesn’t make sense to me for a pregnant woman to take such a long journey.Īny woman who has traveled while pregnant can tell you that it isn’t fun.
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