Catholic commentaries on the real biblical reasons why Joseph & Mary only offered or preferred to offered two turtle doves. One was the ring neck dove. Last but not least, Mary offered a pair of turtledove at the end of her purification after Jesus was born. —The law of Leviticus 12:8 allowed these to be substituted for the normal sacrifice of a lamb as a burnt-offering, and a pigeon or dove as a sin-offering, when the mother was “not able” to offer the former. One of these requirements was the offering of a sacrifice—a lamb and a pigeon if one could afford it, if not, two turtle doves or pigeons could be offered. Is the two turtle doves connotes a prophetic or some mysterious message? Mary and Joseph brought the doves. The two turtledoves are accepted as a pair for entry into covenant with God. - A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.The proper offering was a lamb for a burnt offering, and a pigeon or dove for a sin offering; but for the poor an alternative was allowed - instead of the more costly present of a lamb, a second pigeon or dove might be brought. Verse 24. of turtle doves for sale. Obviously, by this very revealing passage, Mary and Joseph were too poor to offer a lamb. However, the biblical tradition does classify the ring neck dove as a turtle dove. Across a field from our house, doves line the edge of a neighbor’s roof. The fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me four ducks quacking, three fat hens, two turtle-doves, a partridge, and a pear-tree; The fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me five hares running, four ducks quacking, three fat hens, two turtle-doves, a partridge, and a pear-tree. And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons [Luke 2:23-24]. Lastly, but not the least important point is Luke 2, verse 23: To follow the Mosaic Law after giving birth to a son, and specifically for families too poor to afford a lamb and a dove. This passage suggests that Mary and Joseph were poor. The turtledove are in Luke 2:24 , but the whole passage from Luke 2:21-39 is worth reading. Only the very poor were permitted to offer two doves or pigeons when presenting a newly born son at the temple, as Joseph and Mary do in Luke 2:22. On the eighth day, Jesus is circumcised and formally given the name that is above all names (Luke 2:21). Mary and Joseph offered turtledoves as a sacrifice, which were an evidence of their poverty. Mary, according to the writer Luke, had finished her forty days of the blood of purification as it was required according to the law of Moses, and then Mary went up to the Temple and offered her sacrifice of two turtle doves. According to the Mosaic law the mother had to purchase and have sacrificed in the Temple a young lamb as a burnt offering and a turtle dove as a sin offering (this being done to expiate ritual impurity related to blood and childbirth, not personal sin). As far as we know, Jesus never offered a sacrifice. On the other hand, the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh would have made them quite rich.

The sacrifice was for Mary and not for the Child. We may see, therefore, in this fact, another indication of the poverty of Joseph and his espoused wife. So they offered two turtledoves in stead.. Mary and the turtle doves. Mary's Poverty TAKEN FROM THE GLORIES OF MARY ... but she offered two turtle doves, or two pigeons, which was the oblation prescribed for the poor: And to offer a sacrifice, according as it was written in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons.

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