The Visitation

Gospel : Lk 1,39
" Soon afterwards Mary got ready and hurried off to the hill country, to a town of Judea. She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby moved within her. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in a loud voice, "You are the most blessed of all women, and blessed is the child you will bear ! Why should this great thing happen to me, that my Lord's mother comes to visit me ?" For as soon as I heard your greeting, the baby within me jumped with gladness. How happy are you to believe that the Lord's message to you will come true !
Mary said :

"My heart praises the Lord
my soul is glad because of God my Savior,
because he has remembered me, his lowly servant !
From now on all people will call me happy,
because of the great things the Mighty God has done for me.
His name is holy ;
he shows mercy to those who fear him,
from one generation to another.
He stretched out his mighty arm
and scattered the proud with all their plans
He brought down mighty kings from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly.
He filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away with empty hands. He kept the promise he made to our ancestors
and came to the help of his servant Israel ;
He remembered to show mercy to Abraham
and to all his descendants for ever !"

Mary stayed about three months with Elizabeth, and then went back home."

As seen on the Annunciation picture, we meet here the same sweet colours, the same simple atmosphere, the same familiar case, the same small pleasant feminine music of inner joy and great expectations. Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth .