Judith 10:1-3

New Catholic Bible

Judith Goes to War

Chapter 10

The Preparations. ¹ When Judith had concluded her petition to the God of Israel and had ended all these words, ² she rose from the ground where she had been lying prostrate, summoned her maid, and went down into the house, whose use she restricted only to Sabbaths and feast days. ³ Removing the sackcloth she had been wearing and laying aside her widow’s garb, she bathed her body with water and anointed herself with precious perfumes. She arranged her hair, tied a ribbon around it, and donned the festive attire she was accustomed to wear when her husband Manasseh was still alive.