"Be thou there until I shall tell thee," was the only order given to Joseph--there was no hint of how long the time would be; and so Mary said her _Fiat_ each day, ready either to stay in Egypt or to go back to her own land--both were the same to her as long as they were the expression of GOD'S Will. At last the Angel came again with a message: "Arise and take the Child and His Mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead that sought the life of the Child." Their own dear land, then, was no longer dangerous to them. GOD gave His reasons this time--but when He does not, what then? Then my faith must be strong enough to believe that the fair land, which looks as if it would be so congenial, holds dangers for me which Egypt does not; there are enemies there who seek after my soul to destroy it, and whom I can only escape by the hard discipline of Egypt. Then I will be thankful for Egypt as long as it lasts, and thankful, too, that my life--every detail of it--is arranged for me by one who _knows_. And so the faces of Mary and JESUS were set towards the land of Israel--and to them both it meant Calvary. Mary would doubtless have preferred to take her Son back to Bethlehem, and bring Him up near the Temple, but again the warning voice told them that it was not GOD'S will. And so they "retired into the quarters of Galilee," and Mary found herself back again in Nazareth--the city of so many memories; and two more of the prophecies concerning her Son have been fulfilled: "Out of Egypt have I called my Son," and, "He shall be called a Nazarene." _Colloquy._ O Mary, get thy child grace to learn some of the precious lessons that Egypt has to teach--that blind obedience and submission which bring perfect rest; that waiting for GOD'S orders without any complaining, or impatience, or suggestions of something else; that quiet uniting of all sufferings with those of JESUS; that entire acquiescence in all His plans for me. _Resolution._ To put no obstacle in the way of GOD'S direction of me to-day. _Spiritual Bouquet._ "Fly into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee." Mary's Fifth Word "_And His Mother said to Him: Son, why hast Thou done so to us? Behold, Thy father and I have sought Thee sorrowing._" (St Luke ii. 48.) _1st Prelude._ A picture of Mary and Joseph finding JESUS in the Temple. _2nd Prelude._ Grace to seek JESUS as Our Lady sought Him. _Point I._--THE LOSS OF HER SON