:31. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a
son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus.

1:32. He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High.
And the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father: and
he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.

1:33. And of his kingdom there shall be no end.

1:34. And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know
not man?

1:35. And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come
upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And
therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the
Son of God.

1:36. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in
her old age: and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren.

1:37. Because no word shall be impossible with God.

1:38. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done to me
according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

1:39. And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with
haste into a city of Juda.

1:40. And she entered into the house of Zachary and saluted Elizabeth.

1:41. And it came to pass that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of
Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the
Holy Ghost.

1:42. And she cried out with a loud voice and said: Blessed art thou
among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

1:43. And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to
me?

1:44. For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my
ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

1:45. And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things
shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.

1:46. And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.

1:47. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

1:48. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid: for behold
from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Shall call me blessed... These words are a prediction of that honour
which the church in all ages should pay to the Blessed Virgin. Let
Protestants examine whether they are any way concerned in this prophecy.

1:49. Because he that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy
is his name.

1:50. And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that
fear him.

1:51. He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in
the