She didn’t gloat or keep the adulation for herself. Mary immediately turned and gave the praise to God: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” In such a rich ...

‘My soul magnifies the Lord,' Mary sang, ‘and my spirit re­joices in God, my Savior.'" 37 8. "Cause of Our Joy," CPB, 172. 9. "Mother of God and Our Mother," FG, 274. 10. "Marriage: a ...

Mary answers, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord.” Her only extended speech, also in Luke, is the lyrical Magnificat, uttered in early pregnancy: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit ...

"I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garment of salvation, he had covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself ...