Joseph carries a flask of wine. Zacharias waits in the doorway; After a lifetime of barrenness, Elizabeth and Zacharias were blessed with child six months before the Annunciation to Mary; their child ...

(cf. Lk 1:41-45) Pope Paul VI in Marialis Cultus, #7, observes that in the "celebrations that commemorate salvific events in which the Blessed Virgin Mary was closely associated with her son” ... “the ...

Visit the homepage for more information. "Blest is she who trusted that the Lord's words to her would be fulfilled." Everything in the visitation scene is motion and excitement: Mary's haste, her ...

During his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on the mystery of the Visitation, and urges the faithful to follow ...

Christmas is almost here. On the Sunday before Christmas why does the church offer us this Gospel (Lk 1:39-45) of the visitation of Elizabeth by Mary? We are told that “Mary set out and traveled ...

Christians are called to follow Mary's example by responding to God's love with action, reaching out to others instead of withdrawing from the world.

Schweich, of Prior Lake, passed away September 9, 2019, at the age of 61. A devoted wife, mother and friend, Mary made the most of every day and will be missed deeply by ...