"It shall come to pass after this, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Moreover upon my servants and handmaids in those days I will pour forth my Spirit. (Joel ii. 28.)

"And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place; and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.... This is that which was spoke by the prophet Joel: And it shall come to pass," &c. (Acts ii. 1.)

"And beginning at Moses, and all the prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things that were concerning him." --(Luke xxiv. 27.)

"We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus, the son of Joseph of Nazareth."(John i. 45.)

A.M. 4000.]

NEW TESTAMENT.

Lesson First.

[A.D. 1.

THE INCARNATION OF OUR DIVINE LORD.-VISIT OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN TO ST. ELIZABETH.

How long after the fall of our first parents did Jesus Christ become man?

About four thousand years.

Of what lineage was He?

Of the tribe of Juda, and family of David; His mother was Mary, the ever blessed Virgin, foretold by Isaias; His reputed father was Joseph, the holy spouse of the Virgin Mary, by trade a carpenter; their residence, previous to our Lord's birth, was Nazareth.

What circumstances attended the incarnation of our Divine Lord?

"The angel Gabriel was sent by God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man

vise name wasser of the house of David, and the HORA ZAME Vis Mar. And the angel being come in, sand mto her. Hail. full of grace. the Lord is with thee, blessed among women. Who having heard, was TOL SA I us saring and thought with herself what manner d sal van ʼn this shoubi be. And the angel said

ber. For at Mary, for thou hast found grace with Fed, bet li hu shalt conceive in the womb and shalt brng ora i Sin, and then sheit call His name Jesus. Ea shall be meat and shall be called the Son of the Just Him, ani the Lari God shall give Him the throne of Dand his father, and He shall reign in the house of Jiend for ever, and of His kingdom there shall be no mi. And he said to the angel, How shall this be done. Jecause I know not man? And the angel answering sabi to her. The Ely Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee, and therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God" (Luke i.)

He did the Blessed Virgin express her consent?

- Behold the handurid of the Lord, be it done unto me according to the work."

Of what did the angel inform the Blessed Virgin on that occasion?

That her cousin. St. Elizabeth, already far advanced in years, would also give birth to a son, and that this was the sixth month with her; on hearing which the Blessed Virgin Mary went to visit her, and remained with her about three months.

How did St. Elizabeth receive the visit of her holy relative?

With great joy, acknowledging her great unworthiness to entertain so great a guest, on hearing whose salutation she was endowed with the spirit of prophecy, and her unborn son endued with reason.

What did St. Elizabeth say to the Blessed Virgin on that occasion?

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb; and whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?".

How did the Blessed Virgin reply?

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"My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath