beatitude Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 The Visitation has been depicted in literally hundreds of beautiful paintings and icons, Mater. I am sure you could find a nice image, even if you just print it out from the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMyBeloveds Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 That is perfect for you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) That's a beautiful card, Mater. Blessed Ralph. Seriously. I get Blessed Ralph Corby and Bl. John Duckett on my birthday! ... OK, so he and St. Anne Line did die in the same place (Tyburn, in London), but SERIOUSLY, when so many people have so many nifty saints, I get... Bl. Ralph? oh, and St. Cloud in the diocese of St. Cloud! [url="http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saints/0907_duckett.asp"]http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saints/0907_duckett.asp[/url] On the other hand, it's the vigil of our Lady's birthday, so I usually just share mine with her, and we celebrate late on the night of the 7th! Have you ever seen this beautiful statue of the Visitation? It is from the Visitation Nuns' website in Brooklyn: [url="http://brooklynvisitationmonastery.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Blessed-Mother-and-St-Elizabeth-Visitation-Statue.jpg"][img]http://brooklynvisitationmonastery.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Blessed-Mother-and-St-Elizabeth-Visitation-Statue-224x300.jpg[/img][/url] It took me a while to realize... they are creating a heart!!!! You might want to check out the website, too.... good community! [url="http://brooklynvisitationmonastery.org/"]http://brooklynvisit...nmonastery.org/[/url] Edited June 4, 2012 by AnneLine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy G. Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Thank you for posting this beautiful image of the Visitation! Here is a little meditation on the Visitation that I hope you'll like: A consecrated virgin who has degrees in Biblical studies from the Biblicum in Rome and the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem told me the following story about the Visitation. She said that, in ancient Israelite history, the Hebrews had special traditions and rituals associated with marriages and wedding feasts. One such traditional ritual was a dance, which was started by a member of the wedding party, who was also a relative of the groom (maybe we would call him the "best man" ). To begin the celebration, this relative of the groom would make a distinctive leap, which would signal the beginning of the traditional dance in which the bride and groom were brought together by the two families. So, John's leap in Elizabeth's womb is meant to refer to this Hebrew wedding ritual - John, a relative of Christ, senses the approaching presence of the Bridegroom and leaps for joy, thus signaling the commencement of the "dance" that will bring this Heavenly Bridegroom into union with his bride. (The woman who told me this story said that the etymology of the word that we translate as "leap" refers back to this Hebrew tradition, but I am unsure of the exact etymological connection). "Let us rejoice and exult and give glory to Him, for the wedding feast of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready..." Revelation 19:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy G. Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Thank you for posting this beautiful image of the Visitation! Here is a little meditation on the Visitation that I hope you'll like: A consecrated virgin who has degrees in Biblical studies from the Biblicum in Rome and the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem told me the following story about the Visitation. She said that, in ancient Israelite history, the Hebrews had special traditions and rituals associated with marriages and wedding feasts. One such traditional ritual was a dance, which was started by a member of the wedding party, who was also a relative of the groom (maybe we would call him the "best man" ). To begin the celebration, this relative of the groom would make a distinctive leap, which would signal the beginning of the traditional dance in which the bride and groom were brought together by the two families. So, John's leap in Elizabeth's womb is meant to refer to this Hebrew wedding ritual - John, a relative of Christ, senses the approaching presence of the Bridegroom and leaps for joy, thus signaling the commencement of the "dance" that will bring this Heavenly Bridegroom into union with his bride. (The woman who told me this story said that the etymology of the word that we translate as "leap" refers back to this Hebrew tradition, but I am unsure of the exact etymological connection). "Let us rejoice and exult and give glory to Him, for the wedding feast of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready..." Revelation 19:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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