giving thanks to God, with great devotion received Him into his arms.
Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father, etc.
LET US PRAY
O Holy Virgin, most admirable example and pattern of obedience, who didst present in the Temple the Lord of the Temple, obtain for us, of thy Blessed Son, that, with holy Simeon and devout Anna, we may praise and glorify Him forever. Amen.
(5) The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple
Let us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the Blessed Virgin Mary, after having lost her beloved Son in Jerusalem, sought Him for the space of three days; and at length found Him in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the Doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.
Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father, etc.
LET US PRAY
O Most Blessed Virgin, more than martyr in thy sufferings, and yet the comfort of such as are afflicted; by that unspeak-
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