Today ie. the last day of May month, we commemorate a very important feast of the Blessed Virgin Mother of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This Feast is known as 'The Visitation'! It is to mark the great event of the Blessed Virgin Mary, hurried to a town named 'Ein Karem' in the hill country of Judea, immediately after receiving the message of the Almighty God through the Arch Angel Gabriel. (Lk 1:38-39).
These above versus from the Holy Bible alone are sufficient to understand the significance of Blessed Virgin Mary. The Holy Virgin with the Lord in Her womb, travelled to a distance of more than 100 kilometers through a dangerous path to accomplish a major mission from God. (It is not mentioned that whether she was accompanied by someone).
Why did the Blessed Virgin Mary travel speedily day and night through that rough and wild path to Priest Zachariah's house?
We are taught that it is to serve Her relative (cousin/aunt) Elizabeth, the wife of Zachariah, who was carrying John the Baptist in her womb.
When we read Lk 1:40 & 41 it is clearly stated what God's Great Mission was.. and why the Mother of Incarnated God journeyed such a vast distance suddenly!
"40. She (Mary) entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit."
Question: Why did the Blessed Virgin Mother Mary hasten to Elizabeth's house after the 'Annunciation'?
Answer: The Blessed Virgin Mary hastened to Elizabeth's house to fill Elizabeth and the child in her womb (John) with the Holy Spirit!
The Holy Mother might have definitely served the old lady, but Her primary assignment was to fill the mother and the baby with the Holy Spirit of the Almighty God, which no one under the sun could do other than Her! Because when the Angel of the Lord appeared to Zachariah and foretold him about the birth of a son, he had also declared that the child (John) would be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he was born (when he is in the womb of his mother)!
"...and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born" (Lk 1: 15)
God had another great plan for sending the Graceful Virgin Mary to Elizabeth. When filled with the Holy spirit of God, Elizabeth made a solemn declaration which the Catholics and some Eastern Christians follow scrupulously! (And which the protestants do not even heed!) That is, that humble girl Mary from Nazareth in Galilee is the Mother of Lord, God!
43. But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
(Luke 1: 43)
This verse from the Holy Bible alone is enough for the Protestants and others who refuse to give proper reverence to the Mother of God. The Holy Spirit prompted a 'righteous old lady' (Lk 1:6) to proclaim that Blessed Virgin Mary is the Mother of her God, and she did so in a loud voice!
When God wants all His faithful to honor His Mother, some unfortunate Christians disobey even today.
And whenever Catholics recite the second mystery of Holy Rosary Prayer
please remember that there is no proof in the Holy Bible that our Holy Mother served Elizabeth, but the Bible says, She filled both the mother and the baby in her womb with the Holy Spirit, by just greeting 'Shalom'! (Lk 1: 40-41)
"40. She entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit."
