Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord
And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,
Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
They were glad to hear the report and praised God. And they talked no more about going to war against them to devastate the country where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.
Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,
“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
