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BLESSED

At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town

in the hill country of Judea, where she entered

Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When

Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped

in Elizabeth’s womb and Elizabeth was filled with

the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed:

“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the

child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the

mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the

sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my

womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that

what the Lord has said to … Continue Reading