Alleluia. I will confess to you, O Lord, with my whole heart, in the council of the just and in the congregation.
Luke 1:43 - Catholic Public Domain Version And how does this concern me, so that the mother of my Lord would come to me? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And how [have I deserved that this honor should] be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? American Standard Version (1901) And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me? Common English Bible Why do I have this honor, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? English Standard Version 2016 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? |
Alleluia. I will confess to you, O Lord, with my whole heart, in the council of the just and in the congregation.
While he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak with him.
But John refused him, saying, "I ought to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?"
And she cried out with a loud voice and said: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
For behold, as the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
For today a Saviour has been born for you in the city of David: he is Christ the Lord.
Because of this, I also did not consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself.
Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything, considering it all to be like dung, so that I may gain Christ,
She, falling on her face and paying homage on the ground, said to him: "How did this happen to me, that I should find favor before your eyes, and that you would condescend to accept me, a foreign woman?"
And rising up, she reverenced prone on the ground, and she said, "Behold, let your servant be a handmaid, to wash the feet of the servants of my lord."