moment on, every Friday, she experienced in her body the Passion of Jesus. Marthe did not speak of her stigmata—she only said that Jesus asked her to be "like him." Those who knew her called her "little [...] "little Marthe," because she was so humble. She loved her littleness because it brought her Jesus’ support. "Jesus experiences all of our sufferings. He wants to add flowers to all our crosses." Marthe and Mary [...] repeat every day and strongly recommend "the consecration to Jesus Christ, the Wisdom incarnate, through the care of Mary." Crucified with Jesus, Marthe received Mary from him as a Mother. Every Friday, before

Each Sabbath Joseph and Jesus donned their taillit or prayer shawls and went to the synagogue, while Mary prepared the table for the feast. Indeed, on Friday evening women had the privilege to begin the [...] be discussions about the scenes of violence that accompanied the presence of the Roman occupant - Jesus would certainly have turned the conversation beyond everyday life to the memory of Israel - He would [...] taken in this light took on very distinctive nobility. Each morning in their home when Joseph and Jesus recited the Shema Israel and the prayer of Shemone Esre (or the Jewish prayer of 18 Blessings), Mary

word of Jesus: "Woman, behold, your Son!" (Jn 19:26). From the Cross you received a new mission. From the Cross you became a mother in a new way: the mother of all those who believe in your Son Jesus and wish [...] true stars of our life are the people who have lived good lives. They are lights of hope. Certainly, Jesus Christ is the true light, the sun that has risen above all the shadows of history. But to reach him [...] soul (cf. Lk 2:35), of the sign of contradiction that your Son would be in this world. Then, when Jesus began his public ministry, you had to step aside, so that a new family could grow, the family which

of David’. But from whom is Jesus’ mother descended? An initial hypothesis, the simplest one, suggests that Mary, wife of Joseph, was also of David’s line. In this case, Jesus would unquestionably be “made [...] kinswoman’ portrays Mary as being of the house of Levi [1]. Does Jesus have priestly ancestors through his Mother’s lineage? In this case, Jesus himself would have priestly ancestors through his mother. Through [...] both the tribe of Judah and that of Levi [3]. This would be Jesus’ position if the hypothesis that Mary is descended from Levi were accepted. Jesus has no need of this for him to be the Great King and High

well-known because it is the only official account in contemporary Jewish history about Jesus: “At this time there lived Jesus, a wise man; for he performed amazing deeds and was a teacher of people who gladly [...] The "Testimonium Flavianum" - The First Historical Account of Jesus Flavius Josephus is a historian who was born at Jerusalem in 37 AD and died at Rome in about 100 AD. A Jew and Pharisee, he is remembered

The Nativity of Jesus, The Presentation in the Temple, The Finding in the Temple. (to be said on Mondays and Saturdays) Five Luminous Mysteries: The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan, Jesus at the Wedding [...] Wedding Feast of Cana , The Lord Jesus Proclaims of the Coming of the Kingdom of God, The Transfiguration , The Institution of the Eucharist. (to be said on Thursdays) Five sorrowful mysteries: The Agony in the [...] the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ , the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true

The section of “Life in Nazareth” is centered on the person of Jesus. The whole history of redemption unfolds around His coming into the world. The Blessed Mother is intimately associated with this divine [...] over to God through her everyday activities: her house- and gardenwork, assisting Joseph, educating Jesus, praying as a family and at the synagogue, her social life and interaction with neighbors – similar [...] was like concretely. Similarly, some historians around Christ’s time refer to the existence of “Jesus the Nazarene” in Palestine under Tiberius, who was the Roman Emperor at the time, thus witnessing

Child Jesus (Lk 2: 41-52) 4. Mary meets Jesus carrying His Cross (Lk 23: 27) 5. The Crucifixion (Jn 19: 25-27) 6. Mary receives the body of Jesus from the Cross (Jn 19: 38-40) 7. The body of Jesus is placed

home cannot vary. Hast thou not Jesus, with thee still? and with Him Heaven is there." In fact when Herod heard from the Wise Men (who had come to adore the Baby Jesus by following the Star) that the Savior [...] a craftsman, and he worked hard to provide for his family. Like many fathers, he taught his son, Jesus, the skills of his trade as a carpenter. "And the child grew to maturity,he was filled with wisdom: [...] their Divine Son, born of the Virgin Mary. The ritual of engagement and marriage had been respected. Jesus Himself remained silent about his double nature - human and divine- until the beginning of His predication

that the history of the Covenant has attained its summit and final term. Jesus does not marry and have children. Viewing Jesus in this way opens up a new understanding of the position of Mary and Joseph [...] the virginal marriage of Mary and Joseph should not stem from their persons but from the person of Jesus, the Word incarnate and Divine Messiah. The unreproducible novelty of Christ can help in our understanding [...] Creator's original plan everything is luminous! The true reason behind their virginity is the person of Jesus. To become mother and father of such a Son means to have experienced union with God - in full measure