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SUMMARY:Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
DESCRIPTION:Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary\nSaint of the Day for May 31\nhttps://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay31.mp3\nThe Story of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary\nThis is a fairly late feast\, going back only to the 13th or 14th century. It was established widely throughout the Church to pray for unity. The present date of celebration was set in 1969\, in order to follow the Annunciation of the Lord and precede the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. \nLike most feasts of Mary\, it is closely connected with Jesus and his saving work. The more visible actors in the visitation drama (see Luke 1:39-45) are Mary and Elizabeth. However\, Jesus and John the Baptist steal the scene in a hidden way. Jesus makes John leap with joy—the joy of messianic salvation. Elizabeth\, in turn\, is filled with the Holy Spirit and addresses words of praise to Mary—words that echo down through the ages. \nIt is helpful to recall that we do not have a journalist’s account of this meeting. Rather Luke\, speaking for the Church\, gives a prayerful poet’s rendition of the scene. Elizabeth’s praise of Mary as “the mother of my Lord” can be viewed as the earliest Church’s devotion to Mary. As with all authentic devotion to Mary\, Elizabeth’s (the Church’s) words first praise God for what God has done to Mary. Only secondly does she praise Mary for trusting God’s words. \nThen comes the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55). Here\, Mary herself–like the Church–traces all her greatness to God. \n\nReflection\nOne of the invocations in Mary’s litany is “Ark of the Covenant.” Like the Ark of the Covenant of old\, Mary brings God’s presence into the lives of other people. As David danced before the Ark\, John the Baptist leaps for joy. As the Ark helped to unite the 12 tribes of Israel by being placed in David’s capital\, so Mary has the power to unite all Christians in her son. At times\, devotion to Mary may have occasioned some divisiveness\, but we can hope that authentic devotion will lead all to Christ and therefore\, to one another.
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/visitation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/2018-05-31/
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