Mary in the Gospel of Luke: The Infancy Narratives Series
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The Infancy Narratives Series
In some detail, The Queen previously examined the first “Marian” episodes of the Lucan Infancy Narrative, the Annunciation. In this series, there are several points examined in the second episode that is explored: the Visitation. The second scene of this divinely inspired play now unfolds. It will respond to the questions raised by the Annunciation. What happens to Mary? And what of Elizabeth, her kinswoman who in her old age is now with child? The Visitation narrative, 1:39-56, which follows directly on the Annunciation, beautifully describes the last event before the birth of John the Baptizer and the birth of Jesus.
In the third Mystery, we begin a study of Our Lady as she is depicted in the mystery of the Nativity as recounted by Luke (2:1-20). The primary focus of the nativity scene is, as with the entire Gospel, Jesus. The Marian dimension is always to be understood within its essential Christological context.
There are three Marian points in this narrative that are of special interest: 1. Mary gives birth to Jesus. 2. Mary gives birth to her first-born. 3. Mary ponders in her heart the mystery of the nativity.
The series concludes with the fourth and fifth mysteries: The Presentation and the Finding in the Temple. We pray you read and reread this series as it explores several topics in-depth.
