SONNETS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: THE VISITATION

THE VISITATION

"Your cousin is pregnant," the angel had said

So off to Ain Karim the Virgin went

In caravan by unseen angels led

At night her bed was covered by a tent

When Elizabeth saw Mary, the child in her leapt

"Blessed art thou among women", she exclaimed

Mary embraced her - the two women wept

"The good Lord is mighty, holy His Name!"

For three months together, laughing and weeping

Praising the Lord in His mercy and bounty

Sewing and cooking or dusting and sweeping

Sharing their joys in Ain Karim county

Assisted by Mary, the small Baptist came

On a slate Zachary wrote that John was his name

Luky Whittle

SONNETS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: AN ANGEL ALLAYS JOSEPH'S FEARS

AN ANGEL ALLAYS JOSEPH'S FEARS

When Joseph discovered his affianced bride

Was with child though no father was named,

He decided quietly to put Mary aside

Divorce her in private to hide her from shame

At night sleep eluded, he tossed and he turned

What man had betrayed her? the carpenter thought,

Despite disillusionment, sorely he yearned

She'd always keep wearing the ring he had bought

An angel came to Joseph in a dream

And put his mind at rest: "The Child's from God."

A stone rolled off his heart, a loving stream

Of care for Mary's child its absence brought

Rejoicing that the Infant had not been from man conceived

The carpenter Saint Joseph was unutterably relieved

Luky Whittle

SONNETS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL COMES TO MARY

THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL COMES TO MARY

Gabriel the Archangel to Nazareth came

While Mary was alone and solitary

The angel called the Virgin by the name

"Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord's with thee."

"Fear not" he added as she shrank aside

"the Lord of Hosts selected you of yore

as daughter of Father, of Spirit the bride,

and mother of Son evermore

"I do not know man," Mary, wondering, said

"The Holy Spirit will o'ershadow you

Manless, you'll be mother, although you're unwed

Your cousin Elizabeth is pregnant too."

Mary joyously the memory stored

"Behold," she said, "the handmaid of the Lord."

Luky Whittle

SONNETS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: MARY'S BETROTHAL

MARY'S BETROTHAL

Mary was fifteen, her heart lifted high

Watching the carpenter plying his trade

From her young soul came a diffident sigh

that he too might love her, she earnestly prayed

The carpenter had noticed all along

That little maiden, pious, Temple-trained,

And in his humble heart he heard a song

Of love for Mary, tuneful yet restrained

Her eyes sparkled joyfully and Yes! she said

To his meek proposal soft-spoken

And tender Saint Joseph presented the maid

With a ring of their love a true token

When it fitted her finger she felt very glad

"I'll wear this ring for evermore." she said.

Luky Whittle

SONNETS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: MARY BECOMES A TEMPLE MAIDEN

MARY BECOMES A TEMPLE MAIDEN

It was the yearning of the parent pair

That Mary might become a Temple maid

The training she would be receiving there

That it might make her holy, so they prayed

And thus it happened when the child was three

Her loving parents took her by the hand

And brought her to the Temple there to be

Prepared by foremost teachers in the land

Both Joachim and Anne fought back the tears

That evening in the empty house once more

They wondered if their little one felt fears

And if she shared the loneliness they bore

Though tears of longing drenched her little face

The Temple maiden loved the holy place

Luky Whittle

SONNETS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

The heart of Joachim was full of joy

The day his wife Anne told him she'd conceived

Their own princess or prince - a girl or boy

It would be like none other, they believed

How very lovely Mary was we know

Since we have hindsight knowledge them denied

No stain of sin would ever mark her soul

Conceived immaculate she lived and died

How can we fathom it? this stainless girl

Mother of our Messiah was to be

Each moment of her life would be a pearl

Of tenderness and spotless purity

"Conceived immaculate", the anthem rang

Around the throne of God the angels sang

Luky Whittle

SONNETS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY BY DR LUKY WHITTLE

SONNETS 

OF 

THE

BLESSED VIRGIN 

MARY

by

Dr Luky Whittle

Dedicated to all who honour Our Blessed Lady

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Eighteen blog posts

will contain the following sonnets

Immaculate Conception

Mary becomes a Temple Maiden

Mary's Betrothal

The Archangel Gabriel comes to Mary

An angel allays Joseph's fears

The Visitation

The Marriage of Mary

The Birth of the Infant Jesus

The Presentation in the Temple

The Visit of the Three Kings

The Flight into Egypt

Jesus is found in the Temple

The Wedding at Cana

Mary waits Outside

Jesus enters Jerusalem

The Way of the Cross

The Resurrection

The Assumption