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Second Joyful MysterySecond Joyful MysteryThe VisitationThe Visitation

Elizabeth was filled with the HolyElizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and cried out in a loud voice: Spirit and cried out in a loud voice:

“Blessed are you among women, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed art the fruit of thy and blessed art the fruit of thy womb.”womb.”

Fruit of the Mystery: Love of Fruit of the Mystery: Love of NeighbourNeighbour

Words of the Queen on

The Long Journey

1. Mary rose up and went with all haste to a city of Juda, in the hill country. “I am in a hurry because the times have arrived. Souls are daily being lost in greater numbers. I want to save them through an extraordinary intervention of my maternal love. I need your help and your love.” (Gobbi)

Joseph von Fuehrich, Mary’s walk across the mountains, 1841.

You thought ofothers rather than yourself.Help us to beselfless too, and to putother’s need before our own.

2** Mary took a 4 day journey, travelling 80 miles south in the hilly country.

“Oh, in your days, how beautiful are the feet of those who announce peace, and spread the good news of salvation. You must be the vigilant sentinels on mountains.”(Gobbi)

Giotto, The visitation.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet ofthose who bring good news.-----Isaiah 52.7

2** Mary took a 4 day journey, travelling 80 miles south in the hilly country.

May you run for our Lady. May Blessed Juan Diego run with you in all your travels on behalf of our Lord and our Lady.

Giotto, The visitation.

“I have come down from heaven to join you in your journey. With you and through you, I want to manifest myself, to save my children who are in such great need.”

2** Mary took a 4 day journey, travelling 80 miles south in the hilly country.

“Go to every part of this vast continent to brighten up the earth with the light of your faith, holiness and love. I am always with you on your journey.”

Giotto, The visitation.

“For you I leave heaven again; for you I set out on the road of the world; for you I pray and ask help of many generous souls. My decisive move is you. I want all these lost children to come back through you.”

2. Mary took a 4 day journey, travelling 80 miles south in the hilly country.

“You are on the vigil of a long and tiring journey to many countries, which I am asking you to undertake for me. The task I have entrusted to you is to bring my announcement to every part of the world.” (Gobbi)

Giotto, The visitation.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet ofthose who bring good news.-----Isaiah 52.7

Words of the Queen on Words of the Queen on Your Long JourneyYour Long Journey ““Do not be concerned over such a long and wearisome Do not be concerned over such a long and wearisome

journey, for which you are preparing yourself to journey, for which you are preparing yourself to undertake undertake in order to hold cenacles with the faithfulin order to hold cenacles with the faithful of my of my Movement.Movement.

Entrust to the angels of light of my Heart all that has to do Entrust to the angels of light of my Heart all that has to do with this new itinerary of yours.with this new itinerary of yours. They will carry you on They will carry you on their wings and will keep watch lest you strike your foot their wings and will keep watch lest you strike your foot against any obstacle.against any obstacle.

Oh, in your days, how beautiful are the feet of those who Oh, in your days, how beautiful are the feet of those who announce peace, of those who spread the good newsannounce peace, of those who spread the good news of of salvation and of the triumph of divine mercy! You must be salvation and of the triumph of divine mercy! You must be these announcers of peace. You must be today vigilant these announcers of peace. You must be today vigilant sentinels upon the mountains of confidence and hope.” sentinels upon the mountains of confidence and hope.” (Gobbi)(Gobbi)

““The whole world awaits your announcement with The whole world awaits your announcement with ardent hope. ardent hope. You are the apostles of this second You are the apostles of this second evangelizationevangelization. Preach to all people that Jesus . Preach to all people that Jesus Christ is the one and only Lord, your Saviour and Christ is the one and only Lord, your Saviour and Redeemer, and that He is now about to return to Redeemer, and that He is now about to return to you in the splendour of his glory.you in the splendour of his glory.

Be vigilant sentinelsBe vigilant sentinels in the dark time of infidelity in the dark time of infidelity and apostasy. Be vigilant sentinels in the hour of and apostasy. Be vigilant sentinels in the hour of the greatest triumph of Satan. Be vigilant sentinels the greatest triumph of Satan. Be vigilant sentinels who mark out the way of return to the God of who mark out the way of return to the God of peace and life, of love and joy. peace and life, of love and joy. Set yourselves Set yourselves against the spirit of the worldagainst the spirit of the world. Be vigilant sentinels . Be vigilant sentinels who announce that the great day of the Lord is who announce that the great day of the Lord is now imminent.now imminent.

““I am bringing you again to distant places and I am bringing you again to distant places and asking of you such a very toilsome work and a very asking of you such a very toilsome work and a very heavy task, which is humanly impossible. But I am heavy task, which is humanly impossible. But I am carrying and leading you, sustaining and assisting carrying and leading you, sustaining and assisting you, consoling and encouraging you. You must you, consoling and encouraging you. You must bring all my little children into the refuge of my bring all my little children into the refuge of my Immaculate Heart.”Immaculate Heart.”

““My little child, go without fear on this new My little child, go without fear on this new journey of yours. journey of yours. The angels of light of my Heart, The angels of light of my Heart, at my orders, will arrange everything for you.at my orders, will arrange everything for you. Walk Walk once again along all the roads of the world to once again along all the roads of the world to bring to all the announcement of the triumph of bring to all the announcement of the triumph of my Immaculate Heart.”my Immaculate Heart.”

““Carried in my arms and led by me, you must go ever Carried in my arms and led by me, you must go ever farther.farther.

Ever farther, as regards the place,Ever farther, as regards the place, because you must reach because you must reach even the most remote and scattered parts of the earth. You even the most remote and scattered parts of the earth. You must gather up these precious heartbeats and place them must gather up these precious heartbeats and place them in the bright garden of my Immaculate Heart.in the bright garden of my Immaculate Heart.

Even farther in extent, where all united in one single and Even farther in extent, where all united in one single and great family, my children who are rejoicing in paradise, great family, my children who are rejoicing in paradise, being purified in purgatory, or who are still suffering and being purified in purgatory, or who are still suffering and struggling in the arid desert of this world.struggling in the arid desert of this world.

You are being called to You are being called to contemplate this stupendous contemplate this stupendous reality which forms, in one profound unity, the great reality which forms, in one profound unity, the great family of the Church.family of the Church.

““Even farther in timeEven farther in time, because your mission is to unite, in , because your mission is to unite, in my Immaculate Heart, the hours of suffering to those of my Immaculate Heart, the hours of suffering to those of joy; for the hours of the great tribulation to those of the joy; for the hours of the great tribulation to those of the new heavens and the new earth; the painful hours of the new heavens and the new earth; the painful hours of the trial to those of my motherly triumph.trial to those of my motherly triumph.

Pay no regard to your weakness and povertyPay no regard to your weakness and poverty, to your great , to your great fragility, to the weariness and exhaustion which takes hold fragility, to the weariness and exhaustion which takes hold of you. Look on the other hand at the joy which, through of you. Look on the other hand at the joy which, through you, the heavenly Mother brings into hearts; to the grace you, the heavenly Mother brings into hearts; to the grace which fills souls; to the life which flourishes anew; to the which fills souls; to the life which flourishes anew; to the triumph of my Immaculate Heart.triumph of my Immaculate Heart.

Love and bless all those whom you meet along a journey Love and bless all those whom you meet along a journey which now, in place, in extent and in time, brings you ever which now, in place, in extent and in time, brings you ever fartherfarther.”.”

Oh such a burdensome journey. Rest on the Heart of your Oh such a burdensome journey. Rest on the Heart of your heavenly Mother and rejoice in the response which you heavenly Mother and rejoice in the response which you receive everywhere from all my littlest children.”receive everywhere from all my littlest children.”

““I am consoled by you through your pledge I am consoled by you through your pledge to walk along to walk along the road of holiness.the road of holiness. Today, how necessary for the Today, how necessary for the salvation of the world is the holiness of priests! salvation of the world is the holiness of priests! Walk with Walk with joy along the road strewn with flowers of all the virtues,joy along the road strewn with flowers of all the virtues, and thus you will arrive at sanctity. and thus you will arrive at sanctity.

I want to communicate to you the very holiness of your I want to communicate to you the very holiness of your heavenly Motherheavenly Mother. I am consoled by you because you are . I am consoled by you because you are following the road which, in these years I have traced out following the road which, in these years I have traced out for you. Do not let yourselves become distracted, or enticed for you. Do not let yourselves become distracted, or enticed along other roads. along other roads. ( Gobbi)( Gobbi)

Words of the Queen on

I wish to visit you out of

love.

3.* The Greeting: There entering in, she gave Elizabeth greeting.

“As I visited Elizabeth out of love, I wish to visit you out of love. I wish to come into your situation whatever it may be: to be present with you and to pray with you and for you.”

“I am at your side when you pray.” (Gobbi)

3A. The Greeting: There entering in, she gave Elizabeth greeting.

“I am the Mother of Consolation.

I am taking my place at the side of each one of you. I am at your side when you pray and work, when you rejoice and suffer, when you are lonely and abandoned.”

Rogier van der Weyden,1426.Leipzig museum

Joseph Strub The Visitation. 1505. Madrid

4. The Leap for joy No sooner had Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting than the child leaped in her womb for joy.God, when the infant John leapt in Elizabeth’s womb in recognition of Christ’s divinity, You miraculously showed us that the sanctity of life begins before birth. It was an unborn child who first paid homage to Our Lord. Help our society to recognize the sanctity of lives of the unborn

children.

Joseph Strub The Visitation. 1505. Madrid

4. The Leap for joy No sooner had Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting than the child leaped in her womb for joy.

“Feel in your hearts the deep wounds caused me by the millions of infants slaughtered in the wombs of their mothers.” (Gobbi)

Domenico Ghirlandaio, The visitation, 1491. Musee du Louvre. Paris.

Whenever we pray the rosary our Heavenly Mother is at our side, praying with us and for us. We should also jump with joy and say to ourselves: “How have I deserved to be thus visited by the Mother of my Lord?”

5. Elizabeth’s Exultation Elizabeth was filled with the Holy spirit and cried out in a loud voice: blessed art thou among women.

Words of the Words of the Queen onQueen on

Bring Christ to the WorldBring Christ to the World ..

Turn praise to God & Avoid Turn praise to God & Avoid flatteryflattery

“Speak always by your life. Let your life be your word.”(Gobbi)

“Preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary use words.” (St. Francis of Assisi)

6.** Bring Christ to others

“Today the most urgent duty is that of giving the good example, which is one of the most important exigencies of your own ministry.”This mystery teaches us to follow the example of Mary, who brought Christ to others. By our lives, actions, and words, we must be teaching Christ to the people of our day. Pray for His help.

6A. Bring Christ to others

“You must live the Gospel of Jesus to the letter. You must be, purely and simply, the living Gospel. Then you must proclaim to all, with strength and courage, the Gospel which you live. Your words will have the power of the Holy Spirit and the wisdom given you by your heavenly Mother.”

6B. Bring Christ to others

As the Ark of the Covenant, Mary brings the presence of God become man to the world. She continues today her role of bringing Christ into the world through her powerful intercession for our lives.

6C. Bring Christ to us

Visitation on glass window. Holy Rosary Church. Minneapolis. MN.

Mary, when Elizabeth praise you, calling you “blessed among all woman”, you turned your praise towardGod immediately. In your humility, you saw that you were but a mirror of God’s own glory. Help us alwaysto recognize Him as thesource of our own giftsand blessings.

7.**Turn praise to God

Words of the queen onWords of the queen on Avoidance of praise and Avoidance of praise and flatteryflattery““Learn especially to seek direction in the way of virtue and Learn especially to seek direction in the way of virtue and of eternal life in all thy interactions with men. of eternal life in all thy interactions with men. Do not allow Do not allow thyself to be influenced by even the least breath of flattery thyself to be influenced by even the least breath of flattery and avoid the conversations which expose thee to itand avoid the conversations which expose thee to it; for such ; for such deceitful pleasure darkens the light and perverts the deceitful pleasure darkens the light and perverts the unsuspecting mind. The Lord is so jealous of the souls unsuspecting mind. The Lord is so jealous of the souls especially beloved by Him, that especially beloved by Him, that He will immediately turn He will immediately turn away from them if they find pleasure in the praises of menaway from them if they find pleasure in the praises of men and seek to recompense themselves by their flatteries; since and seek to recompense themselves by their flatteries; since by this levity they become unworthy of his favors. by this levity they become unworthy of his favors. It is not It is not possible to unite in a soul the adulations of the world and the possible to unite in a soul the adulations of the world and the caresses of the Most High. For these latter are sincere, holy, caresses of the Most High. For these latter are sincere, holy, pure, and lasting: they humiliate, cleanse, pacify and pure, and lasting: they humiliate, cleanse, pacify and illumine the heart;illumine the heart; while on the other hand the flatteries of while on the other hand the flatteries of creatures are vain, fleeting, deceitful, impure and false, creatures are vain, fleeting, deceitful, impure and false, issuing from the mouths of those who are all liars (Ps. 115, issuing from the mouths of those who are all liars (Ps. 115, 11); and whatever is deceitful is a work of the enemy.” 11); and whatever is deceitful is a work of the enemy.”

This Lady was the Mother of God, Queen of all This Lady was the Mother of God, Queen of all creation, superior in excellence and dignity to all creation, superior in excellence and dignity to all creatures, and creatures, and yet She remained the humble yet She remained the humble servant of the least of them; and never would servant of the least of them; and never would She accept homage and service as if due to Her, She accept homage and service as if due to Her, nor did She ever exalt Herself,nor did She ever exalt Herself, or fail to judge of or fail to judge of Herself in the most humble manner. Herself in the most humble manner. What shall What shall we now say of our most execrable presumption we now say of our most execrable presumption and pride? Since, full of the abomination of sin, and pride? Since, full of the abomination of sin, we are so senseless as to claim for ourselves with we are so senseless as to claim for ourselves with dreadful insanity the homage and veneration of dreadful insanity the homage and veneration of all the world?all the world? And if this is denied us, we quickly And if this is denied us, we quickly lose the little sense which our passions have left lose the little sense which our passions have left us. us. This whole heavenly history bears the stamp This whole heavenly history bears the stamp of humility, and is a condemnation of our prideof humility, and is a condemnation of our pride. . And since it is not my office to teach or correct, And since it is not my office to teach or correct, but to be taught and to be corrected, I beseech but to be taught and to be corrected, I beseech and pray all the faithful children of light to place and pray all the faithful children of light to place this example before their eyes for our this example before their eyes for our humiliation. humiliation. -----Mystical City of God. Mary of Agreda.-----Mystical City of God. Mary of Agreda.

The MagnificatThe MagnificatSt. John the St. John the BaptistBaptist

Miracle in your Miracle in your lifelife

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• Every time the Son of God comes to us in the “poverty” of the sacramental signs of bread and wine, the seeds of the new history wherein “the mighty are put down” and “the lowly are exalted” takes root in the world.• The Eucharist has been given to us so that our life, like that of Mary, may become completely a Magnificat! (Pope John Paul II )

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.“In the Heart of my little ones, I find my greatest joy. By means of them, your heavenly Mother can repeat her eternal Magnificat.” (Gobbi)

•Mary praises God “through” Jesus “in” Jesus and “with” Jesus. This is itself the true “Eucharistic attitude”. (Pope John Paul II)

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The Magnificat tells us that what God has done for this lowly woman of Nazareth, He will do for all who humbly serve him. God will bless our faithfulness, look mercifully on our lowliness, and exalt us in our afflictions. May we imitate Mary in thanking and praising God, who does “great things” for us. May we also sing with her: “My soul magnifies the Lord.”

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Rogier van der Weyden, St. John the Baptist . 1450. Gemalde-galerie. Berlin.

Dear blessed Mother, help me to share Christ with others less privileged spiritually. Whenever I keep my faith in Christ to myself, please remind me to share, at least through the charity of prayer.

9.**St. John’s privilege Mary had been with her for about three months, until John the Baptist was born. One of the privileges of the Baptist is to have been first held by Mary, Mother of God.

She offered to serve and assist Elisabeth as a She offered to serve and assist Elisabeth as a handmaidhandmaid, for She said, that this was the , for She said, that this was the purpose of visiting her and consoling her. O purpose of visiting her and consoling her. O what friendship is so true, so sweet and what friendship is so true, so sweet and inseparable, as that which is formed by the inseparable, as that which is formed by the great bond of the divine love! great bond of the divine love!

The Precursor was so fortunate that The Precursor was so fortunate that the great the great Queen, with her own hands, sewed and prepared Queen, with her own hands, sewed and prepared the swaddling clothes and coverlets in which he the swaddling clothes and coverlets in which he was to be wrappedwas to be wrapped and reared; for his mother and reared; for his mother Elisabeth, in her maternal solicitude and Elisabeth, in her maternal solicitude and attention, had secured for saint John this good attention, had secured for saint John this good fortune humbly asking this favor of the heavenly fortune humbly asking this favor of the heavenly Queen. Mary with incredible love and subjection Queen. Mary with incredible love and subjection complied with her request in order to exercise complied with her request in order to exercise Herself in obedience to her cousin, whom Herself in obedience to her cousin, whom She She wished to serve as the lowest handmaid; for in wished to serve as the lowest handmaid; for in humility and obedience most holy Mary always humility and obedience most holy Mary always surpassed all men.surpassed all men. ----Excerpts from the ----Excerpts from the Mystical City of God. Mary of Agreda.Mystical City of God. Mary of Agreda.

“My children, never doubt thatGod can work a miracle in yourlife even if things seemimpossible: all things arepossible with God. Trust Him.

Offer this mystery to theHeavenly Father that He willalso work a miracle of gracein your life.” (Gobbi)

10.** Miracle in your Life.

“Offer each day the flowers of love and prayer to your heavenly Mother. Offer the fragrant and precious flower of your suffering.”

“You, my beloved sons, be the flowers which come to maturity on the tree of your life of consecration to my Immaculate Heart, to cause the heavenly dew of hope and consolation to come down upon the immense desert of today.”

10. Miracle in your Life.

“You are my lilies. From every snarewhich Satan sets for you, you will emergepurer, more beautiful and more renewed.You are my roses which should give off the fragrance of love only for my Son Jesus and for me.You are my cyclamens by reason ofyour interior littleness, and your childlikespirit. If you do not remain little inthis way, my designs cannot be realized.Come to me, all of you, because youare so little, so insecure, so helpless!Come, because you are my little babies,Because you have such need of me to walkAlong the way of perfect love!” (Gobbi)

10. Miracle in your Life.

My Gift to youMy Gift to you ““Everything in life has been arranged for youEverything in life has been arranged for you; in every ; in every

particular, by the providence of God the Father and of particular, by the providence of God the Father and of your heavenly Mother; the moments of suffering, those of your heavenly Mother; the moments of suffering, those of spiritual trial and interior difficulties, the moments of joy spiritual trial and interior difficulties, the moments of joy and of consolation, the moments of special fervour and of and of consolation, the moments of special fervour and of union with me. union with me.

Everything is the gift of God to you. It is also a gift from Everything is the gift of God to you. It is also a gift from me.me.

The task of the Mother is to prepare this gift each day for The task of the Mother is to prepare this gift each day for allall; for the furthest away, it is a gift of mercy and pardon; ; for the furthest away, it is a gift of mercy and pardon; for sinners it is a sorrowful gift; for the many who suffer, for sinners it is a sorrowful gift; for the many who suffer, it is a gift of compassion and comfort; for those soon to it is a gift of compassion and comfort; for those soon to die, it is a gift of support.die, it is a gift of support.

And for you, my beloved ones, the gift is one of most And for you, my beloved ones, the gift is one of most particular predilection, expressing itself by the ordering of particular predilection, expressing itself by the ordering of all things, the arranging of every circumstance of your day all things, the arranging of every circumstance of your day like an embroidery of perfect beauty woven by the fingers like an embroidery of perfect beauty woven by the fingers of your heavenly Mother. of your heavenly Mother. (Gobbi)(Gobbi)

““Also a gift of my Immaculate Heart-O yes, a most Also a gift of my Immaculate Heart-O yes, a most particular gift!—is particular gift!—is the book containing my messages. the book containing my messages. Read it, my beloved sons, meditate on it, live it! Have no Read it, my beloved sons, meditate on it, live it! Have no doubt; I am speaking to you.doubt; I am speaking to you. Only tomorrow will you Only tomorrow will you understand the importance of this maternal message of understand the importance of this maternal message of mine. I speak to you in virtue of the light of paradise, in a mine. I speak to you in virtue of the light of paradise, in a true communion of life the present, the past and the true communion of life the present, the past and the future. I speak to you always in the vision of eternity.future. I speak to you always in the vision of eternity.

Above all, the gift of my Immaculate Heart will be the new Above all, the gift of my Immaculate Heart will be the new PentecostPentecost. You the apostles of these last times can, with . You the apostles of these last times can, with your heavenly Mother, obtain a new effusion of the Holy your heavenly Mother, obtain a new effusion of the Holy Spirit. It will be the Spirit of Love, with his powerful Spirit. It will be the Spirit of Love, with his powerful action of fire and of grace renewing the very foundations action of fire and of grace renewing the very foundations of the whole world. He will bring my Church to new of the whole world. He will bring my Church to new splendor, making it humble and poor, evangelical and splendor, making it humble and poor, evangelical and chaste, merciful and holy. It will be the Spirit of Love, chaste, merciful and holy. It will be the Spirit of Love, through the fire of innumerable sufferings renewing all through the fire of innumerable sufferings renewing all creation, like the sun of light reflecting its rays creation, like the sun of light reflecting its rays everywhere.”everywhere.”

The ( National ) RosaryThe ( National ) Rosary For the Evangelization of For the Evangelization of (Nations)(Nations)

1.1. Fatima Prayer:Fatima Prayer: To Eucharistic Jesus, source of all To Eucharistic Jesus, source of all evangelization.evangelization.

““O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of thy all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of thy mercy.”mercy.”

2.2. Invocation of the Holy Spirit:Invocation of the Holy Spirit: Principal agent of Principal agent of evangelization.evangelization.

““Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.”beloved Spouse.”

3. 3. Prayer to Our Lady of ( Nation ):Prayer to Our Lady of ( Nation ): Star of the new Star of the new evangelization.evangelization.

““Hail Holy Queen, Mother of (Nation), come and present the Hail Holy Queen, Mother of (Nation), come and present the (National) people to Jesus, the fruit of thy womb.(National) people to Jesus, the fruit of thy womb.

Look upon them continually with mercy and through your Look upon them continually with mercy and through your intercession with the divine Redeemer, heal themintercession with the divine Redeemer, heal them of their sufferings, of their sufferings, deliver them from all evil, and fill them with your love.”deliver them from all evil, and fill them with your love.”

We pray in Communion with all the Angels and Saints in We pray in Communion with all the Angels and Saints in Heaven !Heaven !