“What does the Visitation mean to me in my daily life?”
How would you answer the following question: “What does the Visitation mean to me in my daily life?”
To answer this question, I see it in a first stage like in the mystery of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth, whose Visitation is one of the mysteries connected to the Incarnation. When the Angel of the Lord brought the announcement to Mary, the same Angel informed Mary that her cousin was six months pregnant in her old age. These two big announcements made to Mary pushed her to visit her elderly cousin whom God also had mercy on. Therefore, it is a joyful meeting to share the good news from God and to make oneself available to one in need like Elizabeth. As for the second stage, personally, the Visitation can mean the action of visiting someone, or even an intervention that can be done toward the other. It can also be the help offered to someone where we never stop talking about God in our actions, gestures and words. In my daily life, I live the mystery of the Visitation in three stages:
- In myself. I live this mystery with Jesus; I welcome it into my daily life through my prayer, Lectio Divina and the Eucharist. Therefore, this joy and peace that live within me, I share with others, and this leads me to be available to welcome the other so that I can listen better in a mutual exchange.
- With my sisters. I live it by being of service wherever the need arises without having to be reminded, as well as by sharing the word of God and supporting them in their joys and sorrows.
- Outside. I also live it by bearing witness to God in my life, in fulfilling my duty to others, always being attentive to others, listening to them and taking their joys and struggles to heart in order to present them to the Lord in my humble prayers and to sing the wonders of God together.