For the gift of wisdom.

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St. Luke 2:40-52 [top]

A-I

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⁴⁰ And the Child grew, and waxed strong, full of wisdom; and the grace of God was in Him.

A-II

⁴¹ And His parents went every year to Jerusalem, at the solemn day of the pasch, ⁴² And when He was twelve years old, they going up into Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,

A-III

⁴³ And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and His parents knew it not.

A-IV

⁴⁴ And thinking that He was in the company, they came a day’s journey, and sought Him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance.

A-V

⁴⁵ And not finding Him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking Him.

A-VI

⁴⁶ And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.

A-VII

⁴⁷ And all that heard Him were astonished at His wisdom and His answers.

A-VIII

⁴⁸ And seeing Him, they wondered. And His mother said to Him: Son, why hast Thou done so to us? behold Thy father and I have sought Thee sorrowing.

A-IX

⁴⁹ And He said to them: How is it that you sought Me? did you not know, that I must be about My father’s business? ⁵⁰ And they understood not the word that He spoke unto them.

A-X

⁵¹ And He went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And His mother kept all these words in her heart. ⁵² And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace with God and men.

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Ephesians 3 [top]

B-1

⁸ To me, the least of all the saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles, the unsearchable riches of Christ,

B-II

⁹ And to enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God, who created all things:

B-III

¹⁰ That the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the church,

B-IV

¹¹ According to the eternal purpose, which He made, in Christ Jesus our Lord:

B-V

¹² In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of Him.

B-VI

¹³ Wherefore I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

B-VII

¹⁴ For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
¹⁵ Of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named,

B-VIII

¹⁶ That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened by His Spirit with might unto the inward man,

B-IX

¹⁷ That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded in charity,
¹⁸ You may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and height, and depth:

B-X

¹⁹ To know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge, that you may be filled unto all the fulness of God.

²⁰ Now to Him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us;
²¹ To Him be glory in the church, and in Christ Jesus unto all generations, world without end. Amen.

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Ephesians 6

C-I

6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is just.
² Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with a promise:

³ That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest be long lived upon earth.

C-II

⁴ And you, fathers, provoke not your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and correction of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 1

C-III

¹⁷ For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

C-IV

¹⁸ For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness; but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God.

¹⁹ For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the prudence of the prudent I will reject.

C-V

²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
²¹ For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world, by wisdom, knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save them that believe.

C-VI

²² For both the Jews require signs, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
²³ But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness:

C-VII

²⁴ But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
²⁵ For the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

C-VIII

²⁶ For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble:
²⁷ But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that He may confound the wise; and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that He may confound the strong.

C-IX

²⁸ And the base things of the world, and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen, and things that are not, that He might bring to nought things that are:
²⁹ That no flesh should glory in His sight.

C-X

³⁰ But of Him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and justice, and sanctification, and redemption:

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Luke 13

D-I

²⁰ And again He said: Whereunto shall I esteem the kingdom of God to be like?

D-II

²¹ It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Luke 9

D-III

⁴⁶ And there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater.

D-IV

⁴⁷ But Jesus seeing the thoughts of their heart, took a child and set him by Him,

D-V

⁴⁸ And said to them: Whosoever shall receive this child in My name, receiveth Me;

D-VI

and whosoever shall receive Me, receiveth Him that sent Me.

D-VII

For he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater.

Luke 18

D-VIII

¹⁵ And they brought unto Him also infants, that He might touch them. Which when the disciples saw, they rebuked them.

D-IX

¹⁶ But Jesus, calling them together, said: Suffer children to come to Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

D-X

¹⁷ Amen, I say to you: Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, shall not enter into it.

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St. Anthony Mary Claret Meditation Points: [top]

Let us ask for the Spiritual Fruit to look for Jesus Who has been lost by sin, until we find Him in the temple by means of a good confession. 

1-Mary loses Her Son Jesus 

2-“O Mother, what a great Treasure Thou hast lost” 

3-In sorrow Mary searches for Her Son Jesus 

4-The afflicted Mother looks through the streets and avenues of Jerusalem for Her Son 

5-After three days of weariness and grief, Mary finds Her Son Jesus 

6-Mary has the consolation of finding Jesus in the temple 

7-Jesus is among the doctors, astonishing them with the wisdom of His questions and answers 

8-Mary says: “My Son, why hast Thou done this? We were so grief-stricken as we sought Thee.” 

9-Jesus goes to Nazareth with Mary and St. Joseph, completely submissive and obedient 

10-Mary keeps in Her Heart all the words and actions of Jesus and ever thinks on them.

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THE ROSARY MEDITATED TO GAIN HUMILITY. [top]

Fifth Mystery—The finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple.
O the grief and humiliation of Mary’s soul during those three bitter days of separation from Jesus!
O Holy Mother, it is I that ought to be grieved and humbled for having so often lost thy dear Son by my sins! Obtain for me true sorrow for the same!

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