After Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting and the baby leaped in her womb she was filled with the Holy Spirit and she said to Mary, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of those things which were told to her from the Lord.”

Mary was filled with gratitude after being termed barren for many years, and she rejoiced saying, “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, for he has regarded the lowly state of his maid-servant, for behold, henceforth, all generations will call me blessed; for he who is might has done great things for me and Holy is his name.” To God be the glory!