Acts 1:12-14
Luke 1:46-55
Luke 1:26-38
Acts 1:12-14
(12) Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain, which is called Olivet, which is next to Jerusalem, within a Sabbath day’s journey (13) And when they had entered into the cenacle, they ascended to the place where Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Jude of James, were staying (14) All these were persevering with one accord in prayer with the women, and with Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers
Luke 1:46-55
(46) And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord (47) And my spirit leaps for joy in God my Saviour (48) For he has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed (49) For he who is great has done great things for me, and holy is his name (50) And his mercy is from generation to generations for those who fear him (51) He has accomplished powerful deeds with his arm. He has scattered the arrogant in the intentions of their heart (52) He has deposed the powerful from their seat, and he has exalted the humble (53) He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty (54) He has taken up his servant Israel, mindful of his mercy (55) just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his offspring forever.
Luke 1:26-38
(26) Then, in the sixth month, the Angel Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee named Nazareth (27) to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary (28) And upon entering, the Angel said to her: “Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women. (29) And when she had heard this, she was disturbed by his words, and she considered what kind of greeting this might be (30) And the Angel said to her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God (31) Behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and you shall bear a son, and you shall call his name: JESUS (32) He will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father. And he will reign in the house of Jacob for eternity (33) And his kingdom shall have no end. (34) Then Mary said to the Angel, “How shall this be done, since I do not know man? (35) And in response, the Angel said to her: “The Holy Spirit will pass over you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. And because of this also, the Holy One who will be born of you shall be called the Son of God (36) And behold, your cousin Elizabeth has herself also conceived a son, in her old age. And this is the sixth month for her who is called barren (37) For no word will be impossible with God. (38) Then Mary said: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.” And the Angel departed from her
