The Virgin Mary turned with her flowing heart to her compassionate big friend in a city unknown to us today, to tell her of her secrets seeking encouragement for her faith through common prayers, being unable to tell any body in her town, Nazareth, about her miracle. She was thankful to the angel who showed her a way out of her trouble. So she hastened away to Elizabeth who lived in a town in south Jerusalem, 100 kilometers away from her town Nazareth. The Holy Spirit confirmed to Mary her obedience of faith and comforted her warmly when she arrived at the house of the priest. At the same time, he revealed to the old Elizabeth a clarification of the mother of all miracles before the virgin revealed her secret. The priest’s wife became filled with the Holy Spirit who gave her the power of prediction and revealed to her secrets that would not come to human’s mind.
The prophetical spirit let Elizabeth’s tongue utter a wonderful salutation to Mary who had saluted her using the customary tokens of affectionate salutation. Elizabeth was not alone in hearing those words, which were filled with the power of God, but her fetus also leaped joyfully, for John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb and was then given to understand that Christ, the incarnate divine Spirit was at hand. The Holy Spirit does not need human ears, eyes and senses to know and witness. He feels immediately with unperceivable depths and reveals secrets that are beyond our understandings. Through the apparent power of the Spirit, Elizabeth immediately knew the secrets of Mary without being informed by anybody.
Now, the power of God exploded through the words of the prophetess. Her tongue cried unconsciously and the Spirit of God testified through her saying, "You, young Mary, are greater than I am. You are not great in yourself, but the glory of your fetus lights you and his blessings make you more blessed than all women." Yet, these blessings were not of her but of her child, the stream of all blessings.
Elizabeth immediately called Jesus Lord, for the Holy Spirit revealed to her that God, the Lord dwelt in Mary. She trembled in her heart because of her approach to God, for the Holy Spirit in her sensed his union with the Son. The great old woman bowed before the humble virgin for the Holy Spirit reveals the secrets to the believer who opens himself to his directions. The divine herald revealed to Elizabeth the essential worthiness in Mary through which she became an example to us. The Virgin believed unconditionally the word of God. Through her obedience of faith, the things, which were impossible, became possible. This is her honor, privilege and right. Mary’s faith was the door through which the Son of God came to our evil world.
Today, your faith is the means by which Christ prevails in you and around you. Do you follow the mother of Jesus according to her effectual faith?
Then you will hear the same words of Elizabeth of which she told Mary: that what God had already said be done. You do not have to do God’s will in your weakness. He will complete it through your acquiescence in his will. So let the Holy Spirit release you from your doubts, sins and personal ability. Be firm in the trust, chastity and power of your Lord. Adhere to Christ so that he may let his Spirit flow in you as the juice of the vine flows into the branches creating leaves and fruits. Blessed is he who believes and becomes united with Christ with the bond of love in his heart. This is the first beatification in the Holy Bible.