Tradition
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Spiritual Exercises
The Mysteries of the Life of Christ Our Lord › Of How Christ Our Lord Returned From Egypt
OF HOW CHRIST OUR LORD RETURNED FROM EGYPT
St. Matthew writes in the second Chapter [19-23].
First Point. First: The Angel warns Joseph to return to Israel. “‘Arise and take the Child and His Mother and go to the land of Israel.’”
Second Point. Second: Rising, he came to the land of Israel.
Third Point. Third: Because Archelaus, son of Herod, was reigning in Judea, he withdrew into Nazareth.
Source: Spiritual Exercises (CCEL)