The Visitation celebrates Mary's journey to visit her elderly cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist—an event recorded in Luke 1:39-56. At Mary's greeting, Elizabeth's child (John) 'leaped in the womb,' and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, recognizing Mary as 'the mother of my Lord.' In response, Mary sang the Magnificat, one of the Church's greatest canticles, which celebrates God's reversal of earthly power and his favor toward the humble and lowly.