And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.” Mark 3:34,35 . “The Lord instructs us to honour our relatives according to faith, more than we do towards those according to flesh and blood. Indeed, man could be a “mother” to Jesus through preaching Him; for he would be then, as though He is delivering Him in the hearts of his listeners.” St. John Chrysostom . “He did not say so, to deny His mother, but rather to proclaim her honour, which is not based on her conceiving Christ, but on her enjoying every virtue.” Fr. Theophlactius #StMary #MotherofChrist #WillofGod #obedience #surrendertoGod #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.” Mark 3:34,35
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“The Lord instructs us to honour our relatives according to faith, more than we do towards those according to flesh and blood. Indeed, man could be a “mother” to Jesus through preaching Him; for he would be then, as though He is delivering Him in the hearts of his listeners.”
St. John Chrysostom .
“He did not say so, to deny His mother, but rather to proclaim her honour, which is not based on her conceiving Christ, but on her enjoying every virtue.”
Fr. Theophlactius
#StMary #MotherofChrist #WillofGod #obedience #surrendertoGod #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
