May 31, 2024: Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

May started in the midst of the Easter Season, marked by great joy.  We end May with another Feast steeped in joy.

It's quite a scene when the Blessed Virgin Mary arrives at the home of Elizabeth and Zechariah.  The presence of Christ within her is the cause of great joy for St. John the Baptist and Elizabeth.

The words in Isaiah 12 are fitting, that we should rejoice because the presence of the Holy One is in our midst.

May we have the power of faith to help us recognize He is present to us, Whose Risen Presence continues to abide with us in the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Eucharist, and even in our gathering together as Church community.  And then following the example of the Virgin Mary, let us bear Christ's presence to others, to give them cause for joy, too.