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Luke 8, 19-21

by Fr. Luis A. Zazano
Luke 8, 19-21

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 8,19-21. 

The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd.
He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you.”
He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.”

Your brothers

1) Your mother and your brothers: Perhaps this may seem a bit shocking to you at first and even make you doubt. Did Mary have other children? It is good to question this, as it means doing some research. In Jesus’ times blood relatives were referred with the term “brothers”. That is why the gospel does not say “Mary and her children” but rather it says “your mother and your brothers”. Remember in those days the term “cousins” was not used. Research and find out how wonderful the Bible is. September is Bible month. Make the most out of it, get to know it better. Discover Mary and discover Her from within the Bible.

2) The will: To do the will, you must first listen to God’s voice within you and look at yourself with God within you. There must be a familiarity with the Lord in order to comply with his will later. Meet Jesus, He is a person who is more alive than ever and speaks to you and invites you to do great things with Him. Doing His will makes you free and cheerful, God gives you happiness. A sign that you are doing His will is that you feel joyful and peaceful. This, of course, comes as a result from prayer.

3) Mary: This gospel does not question Mary, on the contrary, it flatters Her. There is no creature more closely united to God, She declared herself the Lord’s slave. Imagine her breastfeeding her son. What a lovely image! Imagine her day-to-day caring for baby Jesus or child Jesus and Joseph. Then imagine Mary at the foot of the cross. Anyway, if we reflect on her life, you and I would stand back in amazement. Let’s try hard, make our best effort to do God’s will. We are family.

God bless you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

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