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... saying , The green branch signifies the marriage that will be con- summated by Emerentiana ; the fruit proceeding from it denotes the infant who will be born in a short time . The withering of the branch denotes her sterility ; the bril ...
... saying , The green branch signifies the marriage that will be con- summated by Emerentiana ; the fruit proceeding from it denotes the infant who will be born in a short time . The withering of the branch denotes her sterility ; the bril ...
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... saying , I will not go up to eat or to drink until the Lord my God regards me , but my prayers shall be my food . Anne remained at home lamenting Zachariah's absence , and her sterility . On the great day of the feast of Tabernacles ...
... saying , I will not go up to eat or to drink until the Lord my God regards me , but my prayers shall be my food . Anne remained at home lamenting Zachariah's absence , and her sterility . On the great day of the feast of Tabernacles ...
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... saying , Now I know that the Lord God will bless me abundantly— Behold , I who was a widow am a widow no more ; and ... saying , May the God of our fathers bless this damsel , and let her name be celebrated in all generations ; and all ...
... saying , Now I know that the Lord God will bless me abundantly— Behold , I who was a widow am a widow no more ; and ... saying , May the God of our fathers bless this damsel , and let her name be celebrated in all generations ; and all ...
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... saying , Zachariah , Zachariah , go out and convoke the widowers of the people , and give each of them a rod , and she shall be the wife for preser- vation of him , to whom God displays a sign . And criers went out into all the regions ...
... saying , Zachariah , Zachariah , go out and convoke the widowers of the people , and give each of them a rod , and she shall be the wife for preser- vation of him , to whom God displays a sign . And criers went out into all the regions ...
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... saying , O God of the mountain , receive the mother and the son . Yet Eliza- beth could not ascend . And suddenly the mountain di- vided and received them ; light also shone upon them ; and the angel of the Lord was with them , keeping ...
... saying , O God of the mountain , receive the mother and the son . Yet Eliza- beth could not ascend . And suddenly the mountain di- vided and received them ; light also shone upon them ; and the angel of the Lord was with them , keeping ...
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Page 11 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth. and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
Page 11 - And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Page 12 - And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
Page 9 - Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost : And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And...
Page 7 - He took the rods of all and entered the temple and prayed. When he had finished the prayer he took the rods, and went out (again) and gave them to them; but there was no sign on them. Joseph received the last rod, and behold, a dove came out of the rod and flew on to Joseph's head. And the priest said to Joseph: "Joseph, to you has fallen the good fortune to receive the virgin of the Lord; take her under your care.
Page 21 - ... necessity taste of death. 23. Therefore Michael and Gabriel came to the soul of my father Joseph, and took it, and wrapped it in a shining wrapper. Thus he committed his spirit into the hands of my good Father, and He bestowed upon him peace. But as yet none of his children knew that he had fallen asleep. And the angels preserved his soul from the demons of darkness which were in the way, and praised God even until they conducted it into the dwellingplace of the pious.
Page 18 - But when the Lord Jesus had answered that the children of Israel were like Ethiopians among the nations, the women said, Thou, Lord, knowest all things, and nothing is hidden from thee; but now we pray thee, and from thy kindness we ask, that thou wouldst restore these boys, thy servants, to their former condition.
Page 22 - ... be assembled to me. To whom the angel said: Behold, to-day, by the power of my Lord Jesus Christ, all the apostles will come to thee. And Mary says to him : I ask that thou send upon me thy blessing, that no power of the lower world may withstand me in that hour in which my soul shall go out of my body, and that I may not see the prince of darkness.
Page 15 - ... the same time he held out to him his girdle with which he was girded, that he should not open his mouth nor speak. And when my lady, lady Mary, saw that the robber showed kindness to them, she said to him, The Lord God shall sustain thee with his right hand, and give thee remission of sins. And the Lord Jesus answered and said to his mother, After thirty years, O mother, the Jews will* crucify me at Jerusalem, and these two robbers will be lifted on the cross with me, Titus at my right hand and...
Page 28 - Then Peter said : Behold, this malediction will hurt him who has remained unfaithful to Him; but to those who turn themselves to God mercy is not denied. And he said : I believe all that thou sayest to me ; only I implore, have mercy upon me, lest I die.