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And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant.

As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning.

To perform mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy testament.

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt, go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:

To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins.

And the child grew and was strengthened in spirit: and was in the deserts until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city.

To be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.

And after eight days were accomplished, that the child should be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, which was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when his parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

He also took him into his arms and blessed God and said

And his father and mother were wondering at those things which were spoken concerning him.

And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel and for a sign which shall be contradicted.

And his parents went every year to Jerusalem, at the solemn day of the pasch.

And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And his parents knew it not.

And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers.

And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina:

As it was written in the book of the sayings of Isaias the prophet: A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.