The Most-holy Virgin Mary having found out from the angel that Her cousin Elizabeth, wife of the priest Zacharias, would have soon gave birth to a son, hurried to visit her.

Entering the home, She greeted Elizabeth. Upon hearing this greeting, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she realized that Mary was honoured to be the Mother of God. Speaking with a loud voice she said, "Blessed art Thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb. And whence is this to me that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?"

The Most-holy Virgin Mary in answer to the words of Elizabeth praised God and said, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and My spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour, for He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden, for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call Me blessed. For He that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is His name. And His mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to generation." For about three months the Virgin Mary stayed with Elizabeth, and then returned home to Nazareth.

God also informed the righteous aged Joseph of the imminent birth of the Saviour by the Holy Virgin Mary. An angel of God appearing to him in a dream revealed that Mary would bring forth a Son by the action of the Holy Spirit as the Lord God had said through the Prophet Isaiah (cf. 7:14). "And thou shalt call his name Jesus for he shall save his people from their sins," said the angel to Joseph.

Note: See the Gospels of Luke, 1:39-56 and Matthew, 1:18-25.

• 1. The Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary
• 2. The Entry into the Temple of the Most-holy Virgin Mary
• 3. The Announcement of the Angel about the Birth of the Forerunner
• 4. The Annunciation to the Holy Virgin Mary
• 5. The Visit of the Most-holy Virgin Mary to the Righteous Elizabeth
• 6. The Nativity of John the Baptist
• 7. The Nativity of Christ the Saviour
• 8. The Meeting of the Lord
• 9. The Flight into Egypt and Return to Nazareth
• 10. The Saviour in the Temple as a Youth
• 11. The Preaching of St John the Baptist
• 12. The Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ
• 13. The Lord Jesus Christ in the Wilderness
• 14. The Lord Jesus Christ Appears to the People. His First Disciples
• 15. The First Miracle of Jesus Christ
• 16. The Merchants are Banished from the Temple
• 17. The Conversation with Nicodemus
• 18. The Conversation with the Woman of Samaria
• 19. The Healing at the Pool of Bethesda
• 20. The Lord Chooses Twelve Apostles
• 21. The Sermon on the Mount
• 22. The Power of Prayer. The Healing of the Paralytic
• 23. Parables: the Parable of the Sower
• 24. The Stilling of the Storm
• 25. Raising of the Daughter of Jairus
• 26. The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
• 27. The Miraculous Feeding of the People with Five Loaves
• 28. Jesus Christ Walking on the Water
• 29. The Healing of the Daughter of the Canaanite Woman
• 30. The Confession of Peter. The Prediction of the Lord about His Forthcoming Death and Resurrection
• 31. The Transfiguration of the Lord
• 32. The Parable of the Good Samaritan
• 33. Jesus Christ with Martha and Mary
• 34. The Saviour Accuses the Pharisees of Sin. Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
• 35. Healing of the Man Born Blind
• 36. The Parable of the Rich Fool
• 37. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
• 38. The Raising of Lazarus
• 39. The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
• 40. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
• 41. The Betrayal by Judas
• 42. The Mystical (Last) Supper
• 43. The Prayer of Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
• 44. The Sanhedrin’s Judgement of Jesus Christ
• 45. The Apostle Peter’s Denial
• 46. The Trial of Jesus Christ Before Pilate
• 47. Pilate’s Last Judgment over Jesus Christ
• 48. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Christ
• 49. The Taking Down from the Cross and Burial of the Saviour
• 50. The Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ
• 51. The Appearance of the Risen Jesus Christ to Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus
• 52. The Appearance of the Lord to the Apostles
• 53. The Appearance of the Lord to the Apostle Thomas and the Other Apostles
• 54. The Ascension of the Lord
• 55. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
• 56. The Life of the First Christians
• 57. Persecution of the Christians by the Jews. The First Martyr St. Stephen
• 58. The Dormition of the Mother of God
• 59. The Apostolic Council in Jerusalem
• 60. The Lives of the Apostles
• 61. The Worldwide Persecution of Christians. The Destruction of Jerusalem
• 62. The End of Persecutions and the Finding of the Cross
• 63. New Enemies of Christianity
• 64. The Ecumenical Councils
• 65. The Schism of the Roman Church. The Enlightenment of the Slavs