FOURTH DAY - 11 NOVEMBER The Visitation of the Most Holy Mary Scripture Passage At the time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill of the country of Judea, where She entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabrth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leap in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: Blessed are You among women and blessed is the child You will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of Your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessesd is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to Her!" (Luke 1:39-45) Consideration Let us consider how at the moment that the Holy Mary was elevated to be the Mother of the Savior of the world, sge divinely lavishes Her treasures, She went to share them with the sick granting him health. The road of approximately twenty seven leagues (a league is 4.8 kilometers) was very long, difficult, and uphill; but because of Her great love it become pleasant, short, and very plain.; because the paths that this Lady traverses for our good and health, do not appear to be filled with pricking thorns, but enameled with white lilies and roses. She entered the house of Her cousin Elizabeth and health entered in it too; because scarcely had the child John heared the voice of Mary, his soul that was infected by the plague of original sin was healed. Reflection Mary, proceeds with haste to give healing to a soul, and you do you go in haste in order to loss yours and that of others? (Continue meditating for a quarter of an hour) Prayer Most merciful Mother, the only remedy of the afflicted and effective cure of the sick, You who are quick to help that You do not wait that they come to pray to You. Look with Your eyes of mercy at those who walk overwhelmed and blind in the dangerous situations of the world. All our steps have been until now been a disgrace and perdition for us. Each one of us has followed his/her path, not through Yours; some through lust, others through greed, and others through pride. And because You are the compass and the star that guide us, we stray from so many crooked paths, and achieve promtness for good works; so that walking with quick steps through the rough path of mortification, we may become worthy to arrive with Your light at the heavenly palace. Amen. (Pray 5 Hail Marys in honor of the five letters of the most sweet name of MARIA) Nuestra Señora de la Salud, stay close to comfort us! ¡Viva Virgen de la Salud!