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notifications. Today we'll be doing Lexio Divina with the second joyful mystery, the visitation,

Luke chapter 1, verses 39 through 56, and will be paying particular attention to the faith of Mary and the faithfulness

of God. In those days, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country to a city of Judah.

And she entered the house of Zachariah and greeted Elizabeth.

And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the

Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit

of your womb. And why is this granted me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears,

the child in my womb leaped for joy.

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.

And Mary said,

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