PRI Reflections on Scripture • 7-23-24 - Tuesday of the 16th Week of Ordinary Time

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Jul 23, 2024 · 6m

Gospel

Matthew 12:46-50

While Jesus was speaking to the crowds,

his mother and his brothers appeared outside,

wishing to speak with him.

Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside,

asking to speak with you.”

But he said in reply to the one who told him,

“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”

And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said,

“Here are my mother and my brothers.

For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father

is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

Reflection

It's interesting how Jesus deals with an interruption. His mother, his brothers…