“Come in, Mary. It is empty. There is only an ox.” Joseph smiles. “It is better than nothing!”
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Misc
Joseph looks at Her and large tears well up in his deep eyes:
“Forgive me, Mary. I mistrusted You. Now I know. I am not worthy of having such a treasure.”
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“How do you know? Is the news certain?”
– Joseph, after hearing from Mary that Elizabeth was pregnant in her old age
“A messenger came. One who would not tell lies.”
– Mary, speaking of Gabriel
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Mary tells Joseph about Elizabeth
«What shall I tell my Lord? Let no thought whatsoever disturb You. He will protect Your interests if You trust in Him. The world, Heaven, the Eternal Father are awaiting Your word!»
– Gabriel
«I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let what you have said be done to Me.»
– Mary
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« What have I done? …I have given a wealth that has no name: the knowledge of the Law, the knowledge of God…»
– Jesus, in response to the first questioning
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«But who makes You so good, that You make Your disciples so kind?»
– an old trembling man to Jesus
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Peter: «What do You want from me, Master? My life? I have but that, because You have taken everything… But if You want, I will give it to You.»
Jesus in reply, «I do not want to take anything from you. I want to give you something…»
– Jesus, after Mary’s request for Peter, grants him his great wish
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«Change this lamb for these believers. lt is not worthy of the altar, neither is it fair that you should take advantage of two poor old people, only because they are weak and unprotected.»
– Jesus to an unfair merchant at the Temple, who took advantage of a poor elderly couple
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Jesus and the Merchants at the Temple
«“And have no doubts. This is His evidence: spirit of peace, perfect love, greatest wisdom, heavenly doctrine, absolute meekness, power over everything, total humility, angelical chastity.
You cannot be wrong.
When you breathe peace near a man Who says He is the Messiah, when you drink the love emanating from Him, when you pass from your darkness into Light, when you see sinners being redeemed and flesh being cured, then say: ‘This is truly the Lamb of God!’.”»
– John the Baptist to his disciples who aiming to be loyal to him, had not followed Jesus.
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John the Baptist: This is His Evidence