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... suddenly withered . A fruit , beautiful to the sight , was afterwards placed on the withered branch , which was encircled with a brilliant light : this fruit appeared so dazzling , that the human sight could not behold it . After the ...
... suddenly withered . A fruit , beautiful to the sight , was afterwards placed on the withered branch , which was encircled with a brilliant light : this fruit appeared so dazzling , that the human sight could not behold it . After the ...
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... Suddenly a great light from the cloud was in the cave , such as their eyes could not bear , which gradually diminished until the infant was visible and received suck from his mother Mary ; and the midwife exclaimed , and said , This is ...
... Suddenly a great light from the cloud was in the cave , such as their eyes could not bear , which gradually diminished until the infant was visible and received suck from his mother Mary ; and the midwife exclaimed , and said , This is ...
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... suddenly the mountain di- vided and received them ; light also shone upon them ; and the angel of the Lord was with them , keeping them . Herod then enquired for John , and sent servants to * The adoration of the Magi is here placed a ...
... suddenly the mountain di- vided and received them ; light also shone upon them ; and the angel of the Lord was with them , keeping them . Herod then enquired for John , and sent servants to * The adoration of the Magi is here placed a ...
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... suddenly , while blessed John was preach- ing in Ephesus on the Lord's - day , at the third hour of the day there was a great earthquake ; and the clouds elevated him , and received him from the eyes of all , and carried him to the door ...
... suddenly , while blessed John was preach- ing in Ephesus on the Lord's - day , at the third hour of the day there was a great earthquake ; and the clouds elevated him , and received him from the eyes of all , and carried him to the door ...
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... suddenly , by the power of God , all the apostles were caught up into the clouds , from the places where they were preaching the word of God , and were set down before the door of the house in which Mary , the mother of the Lord , dwelt ...
... suddenly , by the power of God , all the apostles were caught up into the clouds , from the places where they were preaching the word of God , and were set down before the door of the house in which Mary , the mother of the Lord , dwelt ...
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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.