Immaculate Heart of Mary

Every year, his parents used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old,

 

they went up for the feast as usual. When the days of the feast were over and they set off home, the boy Jesus

 

stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents knowing it. They assumed he was somewhere in the party, and

 

it was only after a day’s journey that they went to look for him among their relations and acquaintances.

 

When they failed to find him they went back to Jerusalem looking for him everywhere.

 

It happened that, three days later, they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them,

 

and asking them questions; and all those who heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies.

 

They were overcome when they saw him, and his mother said to him, “My child, why have you done this to

 

us? See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.” He replied, “Why were you looking for

 

me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he meant.

 

He went down with them then and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority. His mother stored up all

 

these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom, in statue, and in favour with God and with people.

 

Luke 2: 41-51

The Two Feasts / Mary's Birthday

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