"Jumping John the Baptist." Short Article on John the Baptist Leaping in His Mother's Womb When the Virgin Mary Came Visiting, Pregnant With Jesus Chr

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A priest’s many thoughts about this event, which is provided in the Gospel of Luke:

39 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40 where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (Luke 1:39-41.

(This in fact occurred during the Visitation, one of the mysteries of the rosary.)
 
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Good article. Enjoyed the story about the pregnant mother who watched
"the soap opera Eastenders every afternoon at tea time. So she put the kettle on, make a cup of tea, grab a piece of cake, sit down, kick off her shoes and watch Eastenders. The show had a very distinctive theme tune.
Once baby was born mother discovered …"


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I like the comparison…Mary is the Ark of the New Covanent

2 Samual
6:9 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?
6:10 And he would not have the ark of the Lord brought in to himself into the city of David: but he caused it to be carried into the house of Obededom the Gethite.
6:11 And the ark of the Lord abode in the house of Obededom the Gethite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.
6:12 And it was told king David, that the Lord had blessed Obededom, and all that he had, because of the ark of God. So David went, and brought away the ark of God out of the house of Obededom into the city of David with joy. And there were with David seven choirs, and calves for victims.
6:13 And when they that carried the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed and ox and a ram:
6:14 And David danced with all his might before the Lord: and David was girded with a linen ephod.
6:15 And David and all the louse of Israel brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord with joyful shouting, and with sound of trumpet.
6:16 And when the ark of the Lord was come into the city of David, Michol the daughter of Saul, looking out through a window, saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord: and she despised him in her heart.

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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.
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 conceit of their heart.
1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble.
1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.
1:54 He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy.
1:55 As he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his seed for ever.
1:56 And Mary abode with her about three months.
 
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Many believe this makes John one of only 3 people not born with the stain of original sin (others being the blessed vigin, and Jesus, of course).
 
John the Baptist would however have been in the state of original sin for his first 6 months in the womb!
 
John the Baptist would however have been in the state of original sin for his first 6 months in the womb!
Yes, of course…but claim is he was one of only three ever BORN without original sin…BVM and Christ, however were conceived without original sin.
 
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