Then she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and your child will be blessed!
Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. , Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven!
Most blessed of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; she is most blessed among tent-dwelling women.
And the angel came to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you.”
And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed my command.”
because he has looked with favor on the humble condition of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed,
keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
The ancestors are theirs, and from them, by physical descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, praised forever. , Amen.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?