True Blessedness

²⁷ As he said these things, ^(A)a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, ^(B)“Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” ²⁸ But he said, ^(C)“Blessed rather are those ^(D)who hear the word of God and ^(E)keep it!”

⁵⁸ And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord ^(A)had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁴⁰ and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹ And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth ^(A)was filled with the Holy Spirit, ⁴² and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ^(B)“Blessed are you among women, and ^(C)blessed is ^(D)the fruit of your womb! ⁴³ And why is this granted to me that the mother of ^(E)my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴ For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵ And ^(F)blessed is she who believed that there would be^[a] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat

⁴⁶ And Mary said,