The Visitation is the visit of Mary with Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke 1:39-56. Here Mary sings the Magnificat. It is celebrated on May 31 in the West (July 2 in calendars of the 1263-1969 period and in the modern regional calendar of Germany) and March 30 in the East. Almighty...
Sext on The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – (transferred from May 31) – Psalm Antiphon: When Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and she was filled with the Holy Spirit, alleluia. Lesson: Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the...
May 31 – The Visitation – The visit of Mary with Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke 1:39-56. It is celebrated on May 31 in the West (July 2 in calendars of the 1263-1969 period and in the modern regional calendar of Germany) and March 30 in the East. Almighty God, by...
Psalm Antiphon 2, with Psalm 146 – Mary entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. Image: Visitation, Domenico Ghirlandaio, circa 1491