A reading from the book of Revelation. God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of the covenant could be seen in the temple.

A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet,

and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.

Then another sign appeared in the sky.

It was a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadems.

Its tail swept away of third of the stars of the sky and hurled them down to the earth.

Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth. She gave birth to a son, a male child,

destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and his throne.

The woman herself fled into the desert where she had placed, where she had a place prepared by God.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say,

Now have salvation and power come for the kingdom of our God and for the authority of His anointed.

The word of the Lord.

You are the highest honor of our race. You are the highest honor of our race.

Blessed of you, daughter, by the most high God, above all women on earth, and blessed be the Lord God,

the creator of heaven and earth.

You are the highest honor of our race.

Your deed of hope will never be forgotten by those who tell of the might of God.

You are the highest honor of our race.

My brothers and sisters, may our Lord be with you.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke.

Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah where she entered the house of Zachariah and greeted Elizabeth.

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