Luke 2:22
Douay-Rheims
And after the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord:
Athanasius of Alexandria
(ubi sup.) He ordered two things to be offered, because as man consists of both body and soul, the Lord requires a double return from us, chastity and meekness, not only of the body, but also of the soul. Otherwise, man will be a dissembler and hypocrite, wearing the face of innocence to mask his hidden malice.
Source details
A.D. 373 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 2:22-25
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.