Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God. Luke 1:64 NABRE At Christmas we have Jesus’ birth and the birth of John the Baptist. John is the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth. Zechariah is visited by an angel and told of Elizabeth’s pregnancy. Zechariah doubts…
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He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. Luke 1:52 NABRE Elizabeth greets Mary and honors her calling her blessed. Mary responds with a prayer, words she has prayed living a sacred life Fr om the Hebrew Scriptures. The prayer is the Magnificat. This…
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And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Luke 1:43 NABRE As Gabriel informs Mary she will be the mother of God’s Son, Gabriel also explains Elizabeth, Mary’s relative, thought barren is with child for six months. This news touches Mary,…
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And the angel said to her in reply, “The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.” Luke 1:35 NABRE The angel Gabriel appears to Mary, explaining she…
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For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Luke 1:44 NABRE Mary learns her relative Elizabeth will be an instrument of God is with child for six months already. God blesses Elizabeth with a child who becomes John…
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