The Gospels distributed into meditations for every day of the year, by l'abbé Duquesne, Volume 1

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Arnaud Bernard d' Icard Duquesne
1881
 

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Page 84 - Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews ? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Page 215 - And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there: and both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, "They have no wine.
Page 12 - For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink ; and he shall be. filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Page 91 - And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord ; 23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord ;) 24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.
Page 219 - And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. ^ Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water.
Page 524 - Now the names of the twelve apostles are these ; the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother ; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother ; Philip and Bartholomew ; Thomas, and Matthew the publican ; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot who also betrayed him.
Page 106 - And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Page 1 - It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most, excellent Theophilus, 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Page 183 - But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; but unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
Page 110 - But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, » saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel ; for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

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