Monday 22 December 2008
<span style="font-weight: bold;">O King of the Nations!<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.partridgehillmedia.com/fatheraugustine/Hom122208.mp3"><span>Rejoice in His calling on your life, just as Our Lady did.</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Below is a copy of the reading as sent to me by Father Augustine. The bolded bits are the pieces that Our Blessed Mother quoted directly from the Hebrew Scriptures.</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Visitation and Magnificat</span> <br />Luke 1 39 to 56<br /></div><br />Mary Visits Elizabeth<br />39 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40 where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42 and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. 43 And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? 44 For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.”<br />Mary’s Song of Praise<br />46 And Mary said,<br />“My soul magnifies the Lord,<br />47 and my spirit <span style="font-weight: bold;">rejoices in God my Savior</span>,<br />48 for <span style="font-weight: bold;">he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant</span>.<br />Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;<br />49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me,<br />and <span style="font-weight: bold;">holy is his name</span>.<br />50 <span style="font-weight: bold;">His mercy is for those who fear him </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">from generation to generation. </span><br />51 He has shown strength with his arm;<br />he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.<br />52 <span style="font-weight: bold;">He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">and lifted up the lowly</span>;<br />53 <span style="font-weight: bold;">he has filled the hungry with good things</span>,<br />and sent the rich away empty.<br />54 <span style="font-weight: bold;">He has helped his servant Israel, </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">in remembrance of his mercy,</span><br />55 according to the promise he made to our ancestors,<br />to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”<br />56 And Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.
