The Prioress
Summary
The boys mother, a young widow, goes house to house asking the Jews where her son is, but they all lie to her. Jesus however puts the alleyway where the boy was murdered in the mothers thoughts, so she goes there and can hear her sons voice singing O Alma Redemptoris. The christians gather around to see the body and then they demand the Jews to be bound and hanged. The child continues to sing until he is buried completely and the pearl that the Virgin Mary placed on his tongue is taken.
Prioress
Moral
Vocab
greyn- a pearl
O Alma Redemptoris-Latin, meaning "O redemptive soul."
Saint Augustine- One of the great church fathers, he consolidated the diverse elements of the early church and authored Confessions and The City of God.
a new Rachel- Rachel was the wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and was regarded in medieval times as prefiguring Christ.