she called out with a loud cry, "Blessed among women are you, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
saying, "Blessed be the king who comes in the Lord's name! Peace in heaven and glory in the High places!"
The angel went in and said to her, "Hail, O favoured one! the Lord be with you!"
for he has considered the humiliation of his servant. From this time forth all generations will call me blessed,
our eyes fixed upon Jesus as the pioneer and the perfection of faith — upon Jesus who, in order to reach his own appointed joy, steadily endured the cross, thinking nothing of its shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
the patriarchs are theirs, and theirs too (so far as natural descent goes) is the Christ. (Blessed for evermore be the God who is over all! Amen.)
and when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leapt in her womb. Then Elizabeth was filled with the holy Spirit;
What have I done to have the mother of my Lord come to me?