When Mary visits her cousin, her concern for another would go on to bear so much fruit, more than she could ever have imagined. Thanks to her thoughtfulness towards someone else in need, Elizabeth would greet her with words now repeated in prayer by millions of people ever since. Endless glory has been given to God with each "Hail Mary!" and endless prayers answered in return with Our Lady's intercessory help.
But also for Mary, as a reward for her generosity and selfless charity towards another - each prayer provides a rose petal with which to crown her during the recitation of the Most Holy Rosary. Mary's goodness becomes her own crowning glory and, as ever, her "yes" sees God's will being completely fulfilled.
She inspires us to think of others first, in the hope that one day our selfless acts of love and thoughtfulness will please God's heart and reap a harvest which we ourselves will not know until all is made clear and completed.
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