parenting

While Jesus was speaking,a woman from the crowd called out and said to him,“Blessed is the womb that carried youand the breasts at which you nursed.”He replied,“Rather, blessed are thosewho hear the word of God and observe it.” This is the gospel reading on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.At first, reading Jesus’ reply might seem odd.Why does He deny that His mother is worthy of praise?Why is He changing the topic away from mention of His mother?Why couldn’t He just acknowledge it?Or does He?When you look closely, you realize Jesus was actually talking about Mary.Who other than Mary […]