Magnificat
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The Magnificat is a prayer or song of praise attributed to Mary, the mother of Jesus, spoken in the Gospel of Luke when she visits her elderly cousin Elizabeth. It has become one of the most important and frequently recited prayers in Christian worship throughout history.
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thumb|Visitation (Ghirlandaio)|Visitation, by [[Domenico Ghirlandaio (1491), depicts Mary visiting her elderly cousin Elizabeth.]]
The Magnificat (Latin for "[My soul] magnifies [the Lord]") is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary or Canticle of Mary, and in the Byzantine Rite as the Ode of the Theotokos (). Its Western name derives from the incipit of its Latin text. This most popular of all canticles is used within the liturgies of the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Church and the Anglican Communion.