Sunday 15 August 2021 – ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

From the Gospel according to Luke (Lk 1: 39-56)

“GREAT THINGS THE OMNIPOTENT HAS DONE FOR ME: HE RAISED THE HUMBLE.”

In those days Mary got up and went quickly to the mountainous region, to a city of Judah.
Entering Zaccharia’s house, she greeted Elizabeth. As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leapt in her womb.
Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and cried out in a loud voice: «Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb! To what do I owe the mother of my Lord to come to me? Behold, as soon as your greeting reached my ears, the child leapt for joy in my womb. She and she blessed is she who believed in the fulfillment of what the Lord told her “.
Then Maria said:
“My soul magnifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God my savior,
because she looked at the humility of her servant.
From now on, all generations will call me blessed.
The Almighty has done great things for me
and Holy is her name;
his mercy from generation to generation
for those who fear him.
She explained the power of his arm,
she has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
he has overthrown the mighty from their thrones,
he exalted the humble;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
he sent the rich away empty.
He helped Israel, he his servant,
remembering his mercy,
as she said to our fathers,
for Abraham and his descendants, forever ».
Maria stayed with her for about three months, then returned to her home.

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