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Life of Christ #2: Visitation
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Visitation, in the Cittadini Chapel, in the Basilica di San Lorenzo Maggiore in Milan, Italy, 1316
“And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? (Luke 1:42-43).
Feast of the Visitation
<> Feast Day (1969 Calendar): May 31Double of the II Class (1955 Calendar): July 2
Each year the Universal Church celebrates the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and recalls Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth. The event is recorded in Luke 1:39-57. Feeling the presence of his Savior, John leaped within the womb of his mother Elizabeth upon Mary's arrival; John was then filled with the grace of God.
The Feast of Visitation was first commemorated in the beginning of the 13th century, when St. Bonaventure recommended it, and the Franciscan chapter adopted it. The Franciscan breviary spread it to many churches, but it was only universally adopted in the 14th century, when Pope Urban VI extended it.
May 31st is also the Feast of Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces. Concerning the title of Mediatrix, Fr. Reginald Garrigou?La...