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in order to celebrate the Passover in that city. His
care to explain the holy Scriptures to the doctors of
Israel by making use of what they already knew, led to
this manifestation. In the end, it showed forth magni
ficently the profound wisdom of this Child, who to ful
fil the mission confided to Him by His heavenly Father,
did not shrink from causing His Mother and Saint Joseph,
for a brief space, anxiety and grief. In the passage from
the Gospel, assigned for this Sunday, these particulars
are clearly given.
In the Introit, our divine Saviour is shown to us in
human form, but seated on an elevated throne and re
ceiving the adoration of the angels. The Psalm of the
Introit, the Alleluia, and the Offertory in presenting
this spectacle, afford us cause for rejoicing that we are
the servants of the supreme Master of the universe.
The Gradual calls on us to bless God whose power
alone can accomplish wonders. Lastly, the Communion
gives us Mary s complaint and the words, full of pro
found meaning, in which Jesus answers her. In the
Collect, we find the practical conclusion to be drawn
from the whole of this mystery. We find it also in
the Epistle, where Saint Paul urges us to a complete
reformation, in order to subject our will to that of God.
Finally, we find it in the Secret and the Postcommunion
where the offering presented to the Lord is
shown to us, a source of life, of strength and of merit.