The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin (2 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the most beautiful mysteries of the Gospel and a profound lesson in Christian humility, charity, and contemplation. Drawing from Fr. Alban Butler's The Lives of the Saints, this reading explores Mary's journey to visit St. Elizabeth after the Annunciation. Her visit becomes the first public mission of Christ, still hidden within her womb. At Mary's greeting, St. John the Baptist is sanctified before birth, Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Ghost, and the Blessed Virgin proclaims the immortal Magnificat. This timeless meditation reflects on: The union of the active and contemplative life. Mary's perfect humility despite being the Mother of God. The sanctification of St. John the Baptist in the womb. The power of holy conversation and Christian charity. The Magnificat as the greatest hymn of thanksgiving. Lessons on silence, modesty, humility, and sanctifying our daily conversations. May this reflection inspire us to imitate Our Lady's humility, zeal, and unwavering love for God. 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Martha and Mary: The Active & Contemplative Life 01:22 Mary Sets Out to Visit St. Elizabeth 02:16 The Journey into the Hill Country of Judah 03:02 Mary's Extraordinary Humility 03:58 Charity Knows No Sloth 04:53 Christ's First Blessings Through Mary 05:17 St. John the Baptist Sanctified in the Womb 06:14 Elizabeth Filled with the Holy Ghost 07:03 "Whence Is This to Me?" 07:58 The Magnificat Explained 09:03 Mary's Example for Every Christian 09:27 Sanctifying Our Conversations 10:06 The Danger of Talkativeness 10:54 Final Reflections https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/the-visitation-of-the-blessed-virgin/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #BlessedVirginMary #Visitation #Magnificat #OurLady #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #TraditionalCatholic #MarianDevotion #SaintElizabeth #JohnTheBaptist #CatholicFaith #Christianity #CatholicTeaching

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• Blessing & Favor