Mary Page FAQ #3: Does the liturgy give us any hints about Mary's life?
Several events concerning Mary's life are commemorated during the yearly liturgical cycles of the Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian Churches. Some of the more important celebrations on the current ...
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Theme: The Life of Mary: Visitation (Mary's Service)

Among the document references, this from Catechism of the Catholic Church:

"There was a man sent from God, whose name was John." (Jn 1:6) John was "filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb" (Lk. 1:15, 41) by Christ himself, whom the Virgin Mary had just conceived by the Holy Spirit. Mary's visitation to Elizabeth thus became a visit from God to his people. (Cf. Lk. 1:68) 717 
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Theme: The Life of Mary: Visitation (Elizabeth's Perspective)

Among the document references, this from Redemptoris Mater :

"And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Lk.1:43).  Elizabeth bears witness to Mary: she recognizes and proclaims that before her stands the Mother of the Lord, the Mother of the Messiah. The son whom Elizabeth is carrying in her womb also shares in this witness: "The babe in my womb leaped for joy" (Lk. 1:44). 12
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Theme: The Life of Mary: Magnificat Song

Among the document references, this from Marialis Cultus:

Magnificat [exemplar of the Church, esp in liturgy] the Virgin in prayer ... "In her exultation Mary prophetically declared in the name of the Church: 'My soul proclaims the glory of the Lord...'" (Adversus Haereses III). 
And in fact Mary's hymn has spread far and wide and has become the prayer of the whole Church in all ages. 18
In Mary's prophetic canticle (cf. Lk. 1:46-55) they saw a special working of the Spirit who had spoken through the mouths of the prophets. (Origen) 26
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Theme: The Role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Catechetics

A Synod of Bishops --1977; Oral Intervention by John Joseph Cardinal Carberry, Archbishop of St. Louis:

Within the document it states: Here, again, Mary in the mystery of the Visitation, of Cana, of Calvary, is the ideal image for our young people to whom we proclaim the Word of God.
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Novena Prayers to Mary, Queen of Apostles
Devotion to Mary as Queen of Apostles is one of the oldest devotions in the Church....
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The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary
Ascension and Pentecost reflections based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Art from Dominican Nuns, Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary, Buffalo, NY
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The Joyful Mysteries
See the Visitation mystery as based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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Rosary Information Index
Extensive material on the rosary which includes the second joyful mystery, The Visitation
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  A Video on the Visitation
The Marian Library lends its videos. See page: http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/resources/videos/show_list.php3?search=Visitation

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