Mary visits Elizabeth


After Mary consents to become the mother of Jesus she visits her relative Elizabeth, who is also expecting a baby, who will be John the Baptist. While there, Mary praises God, and speaks the words of the well known Magnificat. (Luke 1:39-56)

Daily Inspiration

"Being Mercy itself, the Lord is constantly forgiving a person's sins; but sins cling to a person no matter how much they suppose them to have been forgiven. Nor are they removed from a person except through a life in keeping with the commandments of faith."

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