
DIVINE VISITATION
Reading Time: 2 minutes Introduction The feast of Christmas is just at the corner. This Sunday Gospel reading underlines the joy that will accompany the memorial of the birth of the Messiah. Mary’s visit to Elizabeth is an indication that God maintains his promises. The mother of the Messiah, with the Immanu’el (God with us) in her womb, visits the mother of the forerunner of the Messiah, with the forerunner still in her womb. We can imagine the joy of the meeting of the mothers of these two great…