The Family of Jesus

This coming Sunday is the 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time20 He came home. Again (the) crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat.21 When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” …. 31 His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him.32 A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers (and your sisters) are outside asking for you.”33 But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and (my) brothers?”34 And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers.35 (For) whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” Continue reading