Mary’s song begins in Luke 1:46–48, “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.” (Magnificat is the ...

Luke also provides the first half of the Hail Mary prayer in Gabriel's and Elizabeth's greetings to Mary (1:28, 42). Luke gives a different version of the Beatitudes than Matthew (6:20-23).

Many scholars think the same is true of the canticle Magnificat (Luke 1.46-55), and its companion text Benedictus (1.68-80). Whatever its origin, if Luke himself found the Magnificat and adapted it to ...

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Mary’s Magnificat and God’s unfinished project Colleen Dulle December 22, 2023 ...

SATURDAY Congregation Beth Israel: 1336 Hemlock St. 530-342-6146. Calvary Chapel Chico: 6 p.m. “Mary’s Magnificat.” Luke 1:46-55. Pastor Jacob Kliebe. Website or app for updates. … ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Keith Thibodeaux, with Ballet Magnificat! in Jackson, joined us to talk about what’s coming up with the company.

Mary’s Magnificat proclaims: “He has brought down the powerful from their thrones and lifted up the lowly; He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty” (Luke 1:52-53).

Every year, millions of people visit the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The exposed surface where people tuck prayers between the stones is only a fraction of the original wall ...

On a recent night, we sat down as a family and read Luke 1:46-57. In this passage, the evangelist gives us what some call the Magnificat, the song Mary sings when she learns she’s pregnant.