Fourth Joyful Mystery
Jesus is presented in the Temple
When it was time of their purification according to the Law of Moses, they took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord and to offer a sacrifice of a pair of doves or two young pigeons as prescribed in the Law of the Lord. Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon, a just man and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, the Holy Spirit was upon him, had foretold that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. Prompted by the Spirit, he went to the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the Law, he took him into his arms and blessed God: "Now let us, O Lord let thy servant depart in peace according to your word, for mine eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared before all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel. "
Simeon came to the temple led by the Holy Spirit. And you cercatobene Jesus everywhere cone Bride of the Song of Songs .(...) The San Simeon has earned it, he who said: "Now you can let your servant go." He wanted me to let them go, free from the bonds of the flesh, to tighten the embrace of Jesus with his heart.
Sant'Aelred de Rielvaux, unpublished sermons
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