SCRIPTURE COMMENTARY #68
And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and grace with God and men. (Luke 2:52)
GROWTH IN HOLINESS: Finally, Jesus, by His hidden life at Nazareth, teaches us that, as we advance in years, so also ought we to advance in wisdom and grace with God and man. We grow in wisdom if we get to know God and His holy will better, by means of religious instruction, sermons and spiritual reading. We grow in grace or favor with God by good works, and especially by prayer and a worthy reception of the holy Sacraments. Grace or favor with men we gain by brotherly love, friendliness, gentleness and unselfishness.
[From 'A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture' by Bishop Knecht, D.D.]
(1899 Douay-Rheims Bible)
GROWTH IN HOLINESS: Finally, Jesus, by His hidden life at Nazareth, teaches us that, as we advance in years, so also ought we to advance in wisdom and grace with God and man. We grow in wisdom if we get to know God and His holy will better, by means of religious instruction, sermons and spiritual reading. We grow in grace or favor with God by good works, and especially by prayer and a worthy reception of the holy Sacraments. Grace or favor with men we gain by brotherly love, friendliness, gentleness and unselfishness.
[From 'A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture' by Bishop Knecht, D.D.]
(1899 Douay-Rheims Bible)
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