On the Joy of the Gospel, part 1
This past Friday was a great feast of the Church. The 31st of May on our Kalendar means the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Elisabeth. This the Virgin Mother did immediately after the Annunciation to her by the Archangel Gabriel, that she was to be the Mother of God, which in Greek is “Theotokos.” There is a great lesson in this: for what Mary heard was the Gospel itself, proclaimed so as to be known by the message of the Angel. Gabriel said to Mary: “You will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His Name Jesus. He will be great, and will be…
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