Joseph thought that he had remained behind in the crowd, and, feeling quite easy about him, paid his devotions at the tomb of his royal ancestor.

When they returned to the inn, where they thought to find Jesus, He was not there; time passed, and He did not come.

Someone said He had joined a party of pilgrims going to Galilee, because He thought that His parents had already set out.

"How could He think that ?" exclaimed Joseph.

"As if we should go without Him!" They hurried off to fetch their son, but when they came up with the pilgrims, Jesus was not there, nothing was known of him, and his parents returned to the town.