Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius · 46 of 80

Mysteries: Christ from Twelve to Thirty Years

OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST OUR LORD FROM TWELVE TO THIRTY YEARS St. Luke writes in the second Chapter [51, 52]. First Point. First: He was obedient to His parents: “He advanced in wisdom, age and grace.” Second Point. Second: It appears that 24 He exercised the trade of carpenter, as St. Mark shows he means 25 in the sixth chapter. “`Perhaps this is that carpenter? `”