The Catholic Bible Reading from Mark 3:20-21 on January 23, 2026, tells us that people in Jesus’ family thought “He is out of His mind.”
A few days later, Today’s Reading from Mark 3:31-35 tells us, “The Mother of Jesus and His brothers (in their Aramaic language, the word for ‘brother’ also describes ‘relatives’) arrived at the house. (Mary was trying to show them the greatness of Jesus.) Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called Him. A crowd seated outside told Him, ‘Your Mother and your brothers and your sisters (relatives) are outside asking for You.'”
Jesus did not go to see them. Instead, “He said to them (the people who had given Him the message) ‘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.”
Catholics know that He Who Fulfilled The Messianic Prophecies is “the will of God” in Human Form! We see that His Church-Creating Decree to His First Catholic Pope is “the will of God” on earth. It cures “Confusion Headaches” by letting us get “out of our mind”!
“And I say unto you thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.”
What do Catholics do when we realize that we are “the brother, sister, and Mother” of Jesus?
We are overcome with joy as we repeat Today’s “Alleluia” from Mt. 11:25 and realize that we are among His “little ones”!
“Blessed are You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.”!
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Today’s Simple Rhyme: “Catholics are greatly blessed to find / how we find God’s Truth ‘out of our mind’!”
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