How many ‘visits’ were there in “The Visitation” of Mary and Elizabeth?
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Question 1: “What makes Today’s Reading about The Visitation so fascinating?”
Answer: “Catholics know: Over 300 Prophecies about Jesus came true when He ‘visited’ the earth in Human Form.
After a thousand years, King David’s line produced One Holy Ova in Mary. In The Most Holy ‘Visit’ in History, The Holy Spirit became One with it. The Son of David and The Son of God had become One at The Annunciation. Mary made That Miraculous Visit possible when She agreed to do God’s Will and said: ‘I will be the handmaid of The Lord.’
Mary’s Saving Grace made it possible for Jesus to be conceived and born. God came to ‘visit’ His Chosen People on Earth in Human Form at The Annunciation.”
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Question 2: “How does ‘The Annunciation’ connect with ‘The Visitation’ we celebrate today?”
Answer: “That’s God’s IQ Test! Mary’s cousin Elizabeth was carrying John the Baptist in her womb.
1. ‘The Visitation’ was Mary visiting Elizabeth.
2. ‘The Visitation’ was also Jesus ‘visiting’ John the Baptist, who ‘leapt for joy’ because he could ‘see’ The Messiah inside Mary’s womb!”
3. ‘The Visitation’ is also God’s ‘Visit’ to every Catholic on earth who would meaningfully honor The Living Word of God in Luke 1:39-45:
‘During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.’
4. ‘The Visitation’ let all the Messianic Prophecies of The Old Testament ‘visit’ everyone chosen to see that God’s Prophecies had taken Human Form.
5. ‘The Visitation’ included History’s first recorded conversation about The Fulfillment of Prophecies that had taken place withinMary’s and Elizabeth’s wombs during their ‘visit’.
6. ‘The Visitation’ was God’s first ‘visit’ in Human Form to the devil on earth.
7. ‘The Visitation’ brought at least 10-15 trillion lightyears of time and space into perspective for every Catholic who would ‘visit’ God’s Eternal Truth with powerful telescopes 2,000 years later.
8. ‘The Visitation’ helps Catholics ‘visit’ more of God’s Own Truth in The Holy Rosary: ‘Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with Thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.’
9. ‘The Visitation’ shows why we conclude The Holy Rosary by asking Mary to ‘visit’ us, forever! ‘Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.’
10. With The Holy Mother of God praying for us, Catholics know we may be able to ‘visit’ with God and His Saints and Angels and Holy Souls in Heaven, forever!”
