The Angel began the salutation; he said, “Hail, thou that art highly favored; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.” Again, he said, “Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favor with God; and, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call His name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.” Her cousin Elizabeth was the next to greet her with her appropriate title. Though she was filled with the Holy Spirit at the time she spoke, yet, far from thinking herself by such a gift to be equal to Mary, she was thereby moved to use the lowlier and more reverent language. “She spoke out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And how is it that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” … Then she repeated, “Blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.”