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The History of Joseph the Carpenter

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Section 3

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3. Now when righteous Joseph became a widower, my

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mother

Mary

,

blessed

,

holy

,

and

pure

,

was

already

twelve

years

old

.

For

her

parents

offered

her

in

the

temple

when

she

was

three

years

of

age

,

and

she

remained

in

the

temple

of

the

Lord

nine

years

.

Then

when

the

priests

saw

that

the

virgin

,

holy

and

God

-

fearing

,

was

growing

up

,

they

spoke

to

each

other

,

saying

:

Let

us

search

out

a

man

,

righteous

and

pious

,

to

whom

Mary

may

be

entrusted

until

the

time

of

her

marriage

;

lest

,

if

she

remain

in

the

temple

,

it

happen

to

her

as

is

wont

to

happen

to

women

,

and

lest

on

that

account

we

sin

,

and

God

be

angry

with

us

.