“Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled” (Lk 1:45). These words by Elizabeth to Mary remind us not only of Mary’s complete trust in the Lord’s love and plan for her, but also of our own — do we really trust God? Do we entrust our lives to him?
God makes promises throughout the Scriptures, and we are indeed blessed when we take him at his word and believe what he has promised to those who accept his invitation — like Mary did.
May our souls magnify the Lord and our spirits rejoice
Mary’s response to Elizabeth and to God has become one of the most beautiful prayers of all time: the Magnificat.
“My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my savior, for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.” Mary begins the canticle, from Luke 1:46-55, which is also known as the Song of Mary. The very first thing she does is praise the Lord for what he has done for her. And she recognizes that in this great act of love, the incarnation, God has just turned the world upside down — or more accurately, right side up.
The Gospel remains a countercultural message, and God’s love still breaks in and converts even the hardest hearts. Mary’s great prayer of praise during her visitation to Elizabeth is an invitation for each of us to always begin our “yes” to God by praising and thanking him for all he is and does.
The Magnificat
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children forever.
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