Offertory of Our Lady of the Rosary
The text of the Offertory
Ecclesiasticus 24:25; 39:17
In me is all grace of the way and of the truth; in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Like a rose planted on the rivers I have borne fruit.
Haydock
Ecclesiasticus 24
Verse 25. Life. Christ declares himself to be, the way, the truth, and the life.
Ecclesiasticus 39
Verse 17. By. Gr. “Hear me, ye holy children.” --- Offspring. Lit. “fruits.” H. --- He speaks to the children of Israel, the people of God: whom he exhorts to bud forth and flourish with virtue. Ch.