The Visitation
from the Gospel of Luke
Luke 1:39-56 (New American Bible)
During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." And Mary said: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever." Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.
Our Church
Visitation Church has a rich tradition of worship, education, ministry and service. The parish offers many ways for parishioners to celebrate, to learn, to serve and to grow as Disciples of Jesus Christ.
Follow the links at left to experience the various ministries of our parish in greater detail.
". . . Christian hospitality invites the people Jesus called 'the least of these' to experience the heart of a giving community. And that's just the kind of hospitality Visitation Parish has tried to offer its neighborhood, its city and its world for a century. Using Luke's Story of the Visitation as its foundational inspiration, Visitation has engaged in a wide outreach. In turn, what might be called its 'inreach' to its own members has sought to be sensitive to the pain, the joy, and the needs that people in the pews experience as a normal part of life."
- from Visitation: A Century of Faith
by Bill Tammeus
