the annunciation

• The Annunciation is an important event in Christian history, marking the beginning of Jesus' earthly life.
• the visitation
• Elizabeth greets Mary with joy and recognizes her as "blessed among women" because she believed that what was said about her would be fulfilled.
• Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth to share the good news that she has been chosen by God to bear his son.
• Mary responds by singing the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55), which praises God for his mercy and justice towards all people.
• In the Gospel of Luke, Elizabeth greets Mary with joy and recognizes her as "blessed among women" because she believed that what was said about her would be fulfilled.
• When Mary arrives at Elizabeth’s house, John leaps in Elizabeth’s womb and Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit.
• The angel Gabriel appears to Mary and tells her that she will give birth to a son who will be called Jesus.
• Mary then travels to Judea to visit her relative Elizabeth, who is also pregnant with John the Baptist.
• Mary asks how this can happen since she is still a virgin, but the angel reassures her that it will come about through the power of the Holy Spirit.
• the birth of jesus
• On the night of his birth, angels appear to nearby shepherds and announce the good news of jesus' birth.