The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola: The Mysteries of the Life of Christ Our Lord: The Life of Christ Our Lord From Twelve to Thirty Years

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The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, [1914], at sacred-texts.com

OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST OUR LORD FROM TWELVE TO THIRTY YEARS

St. Luke writes in the second Chapter [51, 52].

First Point. First: He was obedient to His parents: "He advanced in wisdom, age and grace."

Second Point. Second: It appears that 24 He exercised the trade of carpenter, as St. Mark shows he means 25 in the sixth chapter. "`Perhaps this is that carpenter? `"

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