*_May 31st ~ Feast of the Visitation of Our Lady_* In the fourteenth century, the Church suffered internally from the Western Schism. In 1378, two men claimed to be the pope. Pope Urban VI resided in Rome, and the anti-pope Clement VII resided in Avignon, France. In 1389, Pope Urban VI instituted the Feast of the Visitation to ask the universal Church to pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary for unity and peace. The Council in Constance in 1417 finally settled the division. Though internal Church conflict led to this feast’s institution, its inspiration is Saint Luke’s glorious story in the first chapter of his Gospel. After the Annunciation, God became man within the Blessed Mother’s womb. Most likely, Mary traveled to be with her cousin Elizabeth within a month of conceiving the Savior of the World. Thus, she traveled as a tabernacle of the Most High.