To read the texts click on the texts: Song 2:8-14; Lk1:39-45
The text of
today, which concerns Mary’s visit to Elizabeth, is also the scriptural basis
for the second Joyful mystery of the Rosary.
Since the
angel does not ask Mary to visit Elizabeth, or even suggest it, the alacrity
with which Mary goes to visit Elizabeth expresses clearly that Mary trusted the
angel’s word. Mary’s greeting of Elizabeth results in a sign which is that the
baby in Elizabeth’s womb leaps and Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit.
This could also indicate that the announcement of the angel to Zechariah that
their child would be filled with the Holy Spirit is being fulfilled.
Being
filled with the Holy Spirit, Elizabeth is also able to utter an oracle which
seems to have as its source, the Spirit of God. She recognizes Mary and the
child in her womb as blessed. Not only has Elizabeth been blessed, because God
answered her prayer for the gift of a child, she has also been blessed by a
visit from the one who is called to be the mother of her Lord. The leap of the
babe in Elizabeth’s womb was a leap of joy. John has already begun to fulfil
his calling as one who would declare the Lord’s coming and prepare the way for
him. Mary is blessed because she dared to believe in God’s word.
When joy or
happiness is shared it is doubled; when sorrow or sadness is shared it is
halved. The joy of Elizabeth and Mary on their respective vocations is shared
by the other and hence, both experience a doubling of their joy. This joy is
experienced by even the child in Elizabeth’s womb, because it is a genuine joy
felt by its mother.
Life is too
short to cry or be sad. Life is too short not to be happy or not to share in
the joy of others.
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