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5 days ago · As Luke (2:24) points out, Mary offers two turtle doves for her purification. The Bible proved that as a sliding-scale, reduced offering for the poor (Leviticus 12:8) who could not afford a lamb. In that light, one doubts the Holy Family rubbed elbows with that rank of folk or might have caught their attention, any more than Simeon or Anna ...
4 days ago · The dove signified divine approval and the presence of God’s Spirit, reinforcing the themes of peace, purity, and divine anointing. In His teachings, Yeshua makes mention of doves as well. He commands His disciples to possess the qualities of being wise like serpents and pure like doves ( Matthew 10:16, TLV ).
1 day ago · Starmer’s six pledges, five promises, four commitments, three vows, two turtle doves etc do nothing for Scotland 2024-06-01 - Mhairi Black IT has been just over a week since Rishi Sunak stood soaked in the rain and called an election for July 4. There was more weight in his drenched wet suit than anything else he’s had to say since.
1 day ago · Whilst most of England is engaged in a two-horse race, I am so grateful that in Scotland we have options beyond just Labour and Conservative. We have heard Starmer’s six pledges, five promises, four commitments, three vows, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree, and they do nothing for Scotland except bring the prospect of another ...
2 days ago · Spot the doves. There were 14 Turtle Doves in this tree. It was difficult to know how many of the Turtle Doves I saw were migrants: they may have all been birds that were going to spend the summer around the lake. My best count was 14 in one tree, but there were many individual encounters, too.
4 days ago · Answer: Two turtle doves ...12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords a leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids a milking, 7 swans a swimming, 6 geese a laying, 5 go-old rings (pause), 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves...and a partridge in a pear tree!
1 day ago · Mary herself told St Bridget: "From the beginning I vowed in my heart never to possess any thing in the world." "All that I had I gave to the poor, and kept nothing for myself but poor food and clothing." Another example is, in the Presentation of the Lord, Mary offered two turtle-doves and two young pigeons - the oblation of the poor.
