WHO ARE MY BROTHER, SISTER, MOTHER AND FRIENDS?
SUNDAY 9th JUNE IN THE 10th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME.
"Jesus came home with his disciples. Again the crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat. When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
"The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul, ” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.”
"Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand; that is the end of him.
"But no one can enter a strong man’s house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder the house.
"Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin.” For they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
"His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him.
“A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you.” But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
"And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mark 3: 20 - 35).
Sunday 9th June in the 10th Week in Ordinary Time.
Jesus concludes this Sunday's catechesis on evil spirits, man's evil will, insults on the Holy Spirit by saying:
"And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
Jesus founded a Church where blood no longer qualifies as who is your brother or sister. The new rule today is who is baptized in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and is in fellowship with you.
Be careful that you do not reject the brother or sister of Jesus Christ by discrimination or by blindly rejecting immigrants. In the Last Judgment, you do not want to hear: "I was an immigrant with my little children at the border. I was hungry and cold. You chased us away."
The Church honors the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus every June.
Read of the abundant promises made to people who honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus especially in June.
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