The BOYHOOD of
Jesus as recorded in one of the synoptic gospels Lk 2:41 is interesting in
understanding Mary and the foster father of Jesus, Joseph.
That was the
feast of the Passover in Jerusalem.
Jesus was 12
years old at that time, but at the end of the feast, he stayed behind unknown
to his parents. They thought he went home with their kinsfolk till they found
he didn’t after a day’s journey. They went back to Jerusalem and it was after a
three day desperate search did they find him.
Lk 2: 48 “Son,
why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you
anxiously.”
At age 12, it
was unlikely for a typical Jewish family not to have had more children;
otherwise, Mary should have said, “Your father, other siblings and I, have been
looking for you.”
The ADULTHOOD of
Jesus which of course expired at the cross on the Calvary even more casts light
on the issue at hand.
John 19:25, “But
standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and mother’s sister, Mary the
wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Verse 26, “When
Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to
his mother, 27 “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple,
“Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own
home.”
If Jesus died at
the age of 33, it was most probable that the mother would be about late 40 or
early 50 plus or minus. If she had married again, WHO was her husband?
Again, it is
unimaginable that the supposedly other children of Mary would amount to nothing
not to have been around their dying brother Jesus and sorrowing mother, Mary. It is irrational to think Jesus’ other
‘brothers’ could be irresponsible.
THE MOTHER AND
BROTHERS OF JESUS:
Mark 3:31, “And
his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside they sent to him and
called him.” Cross Reference Matthew 12:46
Mark 6:3, “Is
not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and
Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?
Remember, the
follow up of these upbraiding was that they unanimously took OFFENSE at him! As
a consequence, Jesus did not do mighty work in his home town. They said that,
not because they knew him, but because they were blind to know that the poor
carpenter and little Mary were super abundantly UPGRADED AND UPDATED.
James as brother
of Jesus:
JUDE 1:1, “Jude,
a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of JAMES, to those who are called,
beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.”
St. Jude
explicitly warned against FALSE TEACHERS, “ungodly persons who pervert the
grace of our God into LICENTIOUSNESS and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus
Christ.” Verse 4
By denying the
inviolable path and the perpetuity of sanctity of the womb that bore Him, they
have denied Him who is Emmanuel, God is with us. It is abominable.
“It is these who
set up divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. But you, beloved, build
yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves
in the love of God; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal
life. AND CONVINCE SOME, WHO DOUBT; SAME SOME, BY SNATCHING THEM OUT OF THE
FIRE; on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment spotted by the
flesh.” Verse 19-23
“But I saw none
of the other apostles except JAMES the Lord’s brother.” Galatians 1:19
RECALL @ THE
CRUCIFIXION
“There were also
many women there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee,
ministering to him; among whom were Mary Magdalene, and MARY THE MOTHER OF
JAMES AND JOSEPH, and the mother of the sons of Zeb’edee. Matthew 27:55-56
Synoptic Mark
15:40 writes, “…and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses…”
MOTHER OF JAMES
AND JOHN
“Then the mother
of the sons of Zeb’edee came up to him, with her sons, and kneeling before him
she asked him for something.” Matthew 20: 20
“And from that
hour, the disciple [John] took her [Mary] to his home. It is inconceivable that
a Jew, irrespective of their feminine denigration and abnegation, would cast
his mother away besides the knowledge of the dictates of the Decalogue.
So, where were
the other children of Mary at the Crucifixion or could it be possible she bore
them after her Jesus’ chapter?
However, could
it be a deliberate ignorance that those who castigate this most beautiful woman
never read of the Magnificat Luke 1:46-49
“My soul
magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for HE HAS
REGARDED THE LOW ESTATE of His handmaiden. For behold, HENCEFORTH ALL
GENERATIONS WILL CALL ME BLESSED; for HE WHO IS MIGHTY HAS DONE GREAT THINGS
FOR ME AND HOLY IS HIS NAME.”
These are people
who sing, “It shall be permanent
It shall be permanent
What the Lord
has done for me, it shall be permanent.
They want
permanence of favour and they deny a supernatural blessing upon She, who has
been blessed. Not mere blessing; hear the message God Himself sent to this
damsel through an archangel Gabriel:
Lk 1:28, “HAIL,
O FAVOURED ONE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU!” Some translations go by, “Highly
favoured one.”
Don’t they know
what divine favour means? Is there any place in the bible, you were enjoined to
curse Mary? I consider these attitudes as WICKEDNESS and if it is not, can
someone say “Amen” to this prayer, “May your favours and even present joys fade
away like gas in Jesus Name….”
OTHER IF CLAUSE:
If Mary bore
other children, these would have been inconsequential, immaterial, for the
condition sene qua non for her blessedness, is, “…for HE WHO IS MIGHTY HAS DONE
GREAT THINGS FOR ME AND HOLY IS HIS NAME.”
What was the
great deed done to her?
A creature was
elected to contain within her the Creator, who is Son and God in the unity of
the Holy Spirit. Who would remain the same after such a substantial
transformation?
If Mary bore
other children, like our mothers, it is only an imbecilic son would clap for a
person who taunts his mother before him. And you think you are still with your
senses, to think that Jesus will be happy with you for dishonouring his
gorgeous mother?
It is laughable
to see those churches and their proud pastors who dishonour Mary hoist
extra-large billboards on the major streets with their wives smiling happily
like children in a birthday party. They even set seats aside for the big masquerades,
that is, the mother of the pastor or the mother-in-laws in their sanctuaries….
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