Identifier: lifeonearthofour00doon (find matches)
Title: The life on earth of our Blessed Lord : told in rhyme, story, and picture, for little Catholic children
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Doonan, Grace Wallace, 1873-
Subjects: Jesus Christ
Publisher: St. Louis, Mo. (etc.) : B. Herder
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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e way forHim. You will remember that St. John the Baptistwas St. Elizabeths son, and a cousin of OurLadys. (A very old story says that St.John the Baptists father, Zachary, was putto death by the soldiers because he told of the glory of the new-born Saviour after theHoly Familys flight into EgjqDt. And then,fearing that her son, St. John the Baptist^might be killed, too, St. EUzabeth tookhim away into the desert, where he liveduntil he was a man.) The reason why St. John is called the Bap-tist is that when the people came to listento him, and were sorry for their sins, he bap-tized them in the water of the River Jordan.Our Lord came to him also to be baptized.St. John said: Thou art the great Son ofGod—/ should be baptized by Thee. ButOur Lord said, No. Then St. Johnbaptized Our Lord in the river, and whenHe stepped out of the water the sky opened,and God the Holy Ghost, in the shape ofa dove, rested above Him, while God theFather spoke from heaven, saying: Thisis My beloved Son! 40
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St. John the Baptist baptized Our Lord in llie n\cr. . . while God theFather spoke from heaven, saying: This is My beloved Son! 41 THEK Jesus saith to him, Begone, Satan, . . Then the de\dl left Him, andbehold, angels came.—St. Matthew iv, 10, 11. From that time Jesus began to preach . . .preaching the gospel of the kingdom and heal-ing—St. Matthew iv, 17, 23. IFn tbe H)esert r;-MiEN forth into the desert drear-*- Our blessed Lord was led.And there He stayed, and fasted long, Till forty days had sped.But when the devil, tempting, came, Our Saviour cried: Begone!The Lord thy God shalt thou adore: And serve but Him alone! Mbp we Ikeep Xent T>ECAUSE Christ fasted forty days, We keep the Lenten fast.Because He fasted for our sins This holy time is passedIn pra3er by every Catholic; \Yho shuns all pleasures gay.That he may thankfully rejoice Upon glad Easter day! HOW THE STORY MAY BE TOLD AFTER Our Lord was baptized by St.Jolm the Baptist, He was led out intothe desert. There, for f

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