IN ka lua o ka Mystery Joyful, hele ʻo Mary e kōkua i kona hoahānau ʻo Elizabeth e manaʻo nei hoʻi i kahi keiki. Wahi a ka Palapala Hemolele, ua noho ʻo Maria ma laila "ʻekolu malama."
ʻO ka trimester mua ka luhi loa no nā wahine. ʻO ka ulu wikiwiki ʻana o ka pēpē, hoʻololi i nā homone, nā ʻano a pau ... akā naʻe, i kēia manawa ua ilihune ʻo Mary i kāna mau pono ponoʻī e kōkua i kona hoahānau.
ʻO ka Karistiano maoli kahi mea e hoʻonele iā ia iho i ka lawelawe no ka mea ʻē aʻe.
ʻO ke Akua ka mua.
ʻO koʻu hoalauna ka lua.
ʻO wau ke kolu.
ʻO kēia ka mana loa o ka ʻilihune. ʻO ka maka ke alo o aloha.
...he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave... becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross.
(Pil 2: 7)