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thee, for it will come
to pass that Herod will seek the Child to destroy Him."
Who arose, and took the Child and His mother by night, and retired into Egypt.
And He was there
until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the
prophet, saying:
Out of Egypt have I called My Son.
Then Herod, perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry.
And sending, [he]
killed all the men [male] children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the
borders thereof, from two
years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of
the wise men.
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: A
voice in Rama was
heard, lamentation and great mourning: Rachel bewailing her children, and would
not be
comforted, because they are not.
But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph
in Egypt,saying:
''Arise, and take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel. For
they are dead that
sought the life of the Child."
Who arose, and took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.
But hearing that
Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go
thither. And being
warned in sleep, [he] retired into the quarters of Galilee. And coming he dwelt
in a city called
Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was said by prophets: That He shall
be called a
Nazarene.
The Gospel according to St. Matthew chapter 2:verses 1-23
And the Child grew, and waxed strong, full of wisdom; and the grace of God was
in Him.
The Gospel according to
St. Luke chapter 2:verse 40