The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst,
you have no further misfortune to fear.
On that day, it shall be said to Jerusalem:
Fear not, O Zion, be not discouraged!
The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
a mighty savior;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
and renew you in his love,
He will sing joyfully because of you,
as one sings at festivals. Zephaniah 3
With Our Blessed Lady, we too are tabernacles of the Most High
God; the Lord is within us. As the Lord rejoices over us, singing joyfully
because of our openness to him, we rejoice greatly with Our Lady for all that
the Lord in his mercy has done for her, accomplished for all of us through her.
The Visitation, c.
1495, attributed to Rueland Frueauf the Elder, German (c. 1445 - 1507), oil on panel, 27 5/8 x 14 15/16 in., Fogg
Museum, Cambridge.
