Saint of the Day
The Blessed Virgin Mary
The Feast of the Visitation commemorates Mary's journey to visit her cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist. Upon Mary's greeting, John leaped in the womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, proclaiming Mary as 'the mother of my Lord.' Mary's response was the Magnificat, one of the great canticles of Scripture. This feast celebrates the joy of two women carrying the hopes of Israel, and the pattern of faith that goes with haste to share what God has done.
Scripture Reading
Luke 1:39-41
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. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Reflection
Mary went with haste — she could not wait to share the joy of what God was doing in her. When the Spirit comes, urgency follows: a desire to run to the people we love and bring the good news with us. Elizabeth's unborn child leaped at the sound of Mary's voice. The Holy Spirit goes before us, preparing the hearts of those we are called to reach. On this feast of the Visitation, ask yourself: who have you been prompted to visit, to call, to reach out to? Go with haste.
Prayer for Today
O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference
by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners.
by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners.
Amen.