II The Flight of
Jesus into Egypt The wicked King Herod sought to kill the child Messiah and gave orders to kill all the infant boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity. However, an angel appeared to St Joseph and told him to take Jesus and Mary to Egypt. . Mary felt great sorrow at leaving the Holy Land and the Temple and at the death of the Holy Innocents.
Mary, even after your Son had died by the hands of men, who persecuted Him unto death, these ungrateful men have not yet ceased persecuting him by their sins, and continue to afflict thee, O sorrowful Mother! And, O God, I also have been one of these. Ah, my most sweet Mother, obtain me tears to weep over such ingratitude. By the sufferings you did endure in that journey to Egypt, assist me in the journey in which I am now making to eternity; that thus I may at length be united to you in loving my persecuted Savior in the kingdom of the blessed. Amen.
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