11.22.2007

The Visitation

At Mass this morning, the gospel was the story of the visitation between Mary and her cousin Elizabeth. It's so beautiful and one of my favorites. It celebrates new life and the beautiful gift that is FAMILY!

(Sculpture of The Visitation, out side the Eck Visitor Center, University of Notre Dame)

Luke 1:39-45

At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!"

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