Visitation.

Joyful mysteries.

2.Mother Mary visits Elizabeth.

One point to each Hail Mary for meditation.

1. Mother Mary was happy that Elizabeth, wife of Zachary , had also conceived a child in her old age.

Zachary was the Chief Priest who gave Mary religious education when she was in the temple and gave her in marriage to Joseph.

2.Mary  walked to the house of her relative Elizabeth, who lived in the hill country of Judea .

She walked about 100 miles from Nazareth.

3. Mary greeted Elizabeth.

 "No sooner had Elizabeth heard  the greeting, than the child leaped in her womb."

4. The child that leaped in her womb was St. John the Baptist and at that very moment his original sin was forgiven.

Mary was conceived without original sin.

John was conceived with original sin, but was born without original sin.

5. Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Ghost, greeted Mary saying that she was  blessed  among women, and  the fruit of her womb also was  blessed. 

Every word she uttered was inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Thus the Holy Spirit Himself justified our veneration for Mary by the words, "Blessed art thou among women."

6. In her magnificat our Mother Praised God for all the good He had done to her.

God lifts up the humble, but puts down the proud.

She foresaw  how future generations would consider her blessed.

Our devotion to Mary is thereby justified.

God is merciful towards those who fear Him.

7.Mary went to Elizabeth to be of help to her during her pregnancy period. She stayed with her for three months. She was with her during her labour and returned home after John was born.

8. Mary had travelled 200 miles to and fro by walk to help her relative.

By nature Mary had a helping tendency.

By loving and serving our neighbours we give expression to our love for God in service; our love expresses itself in action.

Mary taught us this lesson by living it herself.

9.   We meditate on our Mother's service not merely for the sake of meditation, but to put it in action in our life.

We eat daily not merely for the sake of eating, but to gain strength for life.

Meditation should be translated into action.

10. Dear  Mother,  please help us to live like you in our thought, word and action to prove ourselves your children.

Your internal love for God expressed itself in external service.

Please help us to be like you in our love and service.  Amen.

Lourdu Selvam.