Census
Joshep observed that in the girl's arms, the baby seemed to calm down. She whispered something with affection and the baby gave a little giggle, happy. -I think that child is our son, from now on. God has so arranged. Mary did not oppose adopting it, especially knowing his celestial origin. She rocked him gently as they returned to his way to Bethlehem. - Do you know how we should call him, Joseph? - she asked.
He nodded. He had heard a name from the mouth of God for the child. He told Maria: "His name will be ... Kal-El. A while passed. According to the ceremonies of the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took the little Kal-El to the city of Jerusalem to present it to the Lord.
They did this because in the Law of the Lord it was written that every first man that was born would be set apart for Him. They went, then, to offer in sacrifice what the Law of the Lord demanded: a pair of turtle doves or two doves. In Jerusalem there lived a good man named Simeon, who worshiped God and awaited the liberation of the nation of Israel. It was said that through the Holy Spirit he knew that he would not die without first seeing the Messiah, whom the Lord would send.
This man went to the temple and when the adoptive parents of the little Kal-El brought him to the temple to fulfill what the law ordered, Simeon stepped in front of them, took the child in his arms and praised God saying: - Lord, now you can let me die in peace, because you have fulfilled what you promised your servant! I have seen the Savior with my eyes ...
Joseph and Mary admired the words of this man, since he had not been present when both discovered the ship that brought him to Earth. Returning the child to his mother's arms, Simeon said to him, "Look, this child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall or rise up. He will be a sign that many will reject, and so he will know what everyone thinks in his heart ... Joseph, who had heard more than enough, put a hand on his wife's shoulder -because they were already a husband and woman officially- urging him to continue on his way. They said goodbye to Simeon and entered the temple.
- Did you hear what that man said? - she asked him. He nodded, but asked her to lower her voice. -A sign more than evident that God is with us. When saying that, he observed the little one. He was sleeping peacefully in his mother's arms. -Oh, José! I am the happiest woman in the world! - Maria murmured, placing a kiss on the boy's forehead. Her husband smiled. "And I am the most blessed man of all," he admitted.