This Simbang Gabi homily was delivered at the Church of the Gesu (Ateneo de Manila University) last 21 December 2023.
We’ve all heard the Visitation story before: Mary learns of her cousin Elizabeth’s pregnancy from the angel Gabriel, and she decides to make the trip to Judah not only to confirm the angel’s news, but also to help her elderly cousin out in what is surely expected to be a difficult pregnancy.