The Visitation of Mary to St. Elizabeth is the moment in the Gospel of Luke when Mary, newly pregnant with Jesus, travels to the hill country of Judea to visit her relative Elizabeth, who is six months pregnant with John the Baptist. At Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit, and the child in her womb leaps for joy. This encounter reveals Jesus’ identity even before His birth and leads Mary to proclaim the Magnificat, her great hymn of praise.
What Happens in the Visitation
- Mary’s Journey — After the Annunciation, Mary travels from Nazareth to a Judean town, likely Hebron or Ein Karem, to help Elizabeth.
- Elizabeth’s Spirit‑filled Greeting — Elizabeth exclaims, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” recognizing Mary as “the mother of my Lord.”
- John’s Leap in the Womb — John the Baptist leaps for joy, symbolizing his prophetic recognition of Jesus even before birth.
- Mary’s Magnificat — Mary responds with her hymn praising God’s mercy, justice, and faithfulness.
Why the Visitation Matters
- Recognition of Jesus as Lord — Elizabeth, inspired by the Holy Spirit, acknowledges Jesus’ divinity before His birth.
- Model of Christian Charity — Mary’s journey shows love, service, and humility.
- Unity of Old and New Covenants — Elizabeth (Old Covenant) and Mary (New Covenant) meet, symbolizing God’s unfolding plan.
- Feast Day — Celebrated on May 31 in the Roman Catholic Church
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱. 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 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.
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. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳—𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵—𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱
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Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Mary’s cousin Elizabeth conceived a son in her old age… for nothing is impossible with God. Charity prompts Mary to hasten to visit Elizabeth in the hour of her need. The journey to Elizabeth’s home is about eighty miles requiring four or five days. Though long and arduous, the journey is joyous, for Mary bears with her the Incarnate Word.
At Mary’s salutation, John the Baptist is sanctified in his mother’s womb.
Elizabeth exclaims: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”
“How have I deserved that the mother of my Lord should come to me?”
“Blessed is she who believed that the Lord’s words to her would be fulfilled.”
Mary replies: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit finds joy in God my Savior.”
Mary serves her cousin in all humility for three months until the birth of John the Baptist.
Canticle of Mary
Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the Lord. (Zec 2:14)
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father…
Prayer:
O God who didst lead the Blessed Virgin Mary to visit Elizabeth, to their exceeding joy and comfort: Grant unto thy people, that as Mary rejoiced to be called the Mother of the Lord, so they may ever rejoice to believe the incarnation of thine only begotten Son; to whom with the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world without end.
Amen.
Novena of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
At the voice of the mother of God, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost, so that she recognized the great mystery of the incarnation to Mary; and the infant in her womb rejoiced. Notice in this mystery of Our Lady’s life how God wished to show us that Mary is the instrument and means by which He imparts to us His graces. Admire, too, the consideration Mary showed for Elizabeth. Your Heavenly Mother is your model in carrying out the second great commandment of charity. Through her intercession ask Jesus for the graces you need, especially that of being charitable.
“Praise the Lord, O my soul, and let my spirit rejoice in God, my Savior!”
Let us celebrate the Visitation of the Virgin Mary! Let us adore her Son, Christ the Lord!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Mary went with haste to the hill country, to a town of Juda. She entered the house of Zachary and greeted Elizabeth.
(Hail Mary)
When Elizabeth heard mary’s greeting, the infant rejoiced in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.
(Hail Mary)
Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. Blessed art thou, O Mary, who didst believe that those things which were spoken to thee by the Lord would be fulfilled in thee!
(Hail Mary)
Prayer:
Bestow on Thy servants, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the gift of Thy heavenly grace, that we, for whom the motherhood of the Blessed Virgin was the beginning of salvation, may be blessed with an increase of peace on the solemn festival of her Visitation. Through Chris our Lord.
Amen
COLLECT PRAYER
Almighty ever-living God, who, while the Blessed Virgin Mary was carrying your Son in her womb, inspired her to visit Elizabeth, grant us, we pray, that, faithful to the promptings of the Spirit, we may magnify your greatness with the Virgin Mary at all times. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever
PRAYER
Father in heaven, by whose grace the virgin mother of your incarnate Son was blessed in bearing him, but still more blessed in keeping your word: Grant us who honor the exaltation of her lowliness to follow the example of her devotion to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
PRAYER:
Almighty and eternal God, under Your inspiration the Virgin Mary, pregnant with Your Son, visited St. Elizabeth. Grant that we may follow the guidance of the Spirit and praise You eternally with her in heaven.
Amen.
INTERCESSIONS ON THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
The dawn from on high has broken upon us through the faith-filled consent of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Through her intercession, let us pray:
R. Visit your people, O Lord.
For all those who live in hope of new life:
reward their patience. (R.)
For all those who encourage the faith of others:
reward their good work. (R.)
For those who provide others with means to give praise:
reward their joy. (R.)
For those who bring glad tidings to others:
reward their generosity. (R.)
(Personal intentions)
Our Father…
O God, you sent the Blessed Virgin Mary to visit her cousin Elizabeth and to share with her the joy of your Son’s coming. Give us the will to do your will, that we may glorify you with her for all eternity, through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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