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Mary learns that the Most High has ever borne a Son in his bosom, and that this Son has now chosen her bosom as dwelling-place. This is Mary's first view of Jesus. She sees him as her Master, who has chosen her to be his dwelling-place. Catholics often think of the "bosom" as the place where Jesus was born, but this image goes back to the Old Testament.
The prophet Isaiah spoke of God as "the breast" (Isaiah 66:13), and Psalm 22 speaks of God as "the womb" (v. 11). Modern translations, such as the King James Version, use "bosom" instead of "womb."
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