- JOSEPH, MARY and JESUS have had the visit of the Three Wise Men who came
from
the East. The star of the LORD guided them to meet and adore the
BOY-GOD. King Herod, Governor of Judah, being informed about the Orientals
visitors as well as the reason of their visit by scribes and wise persons of the
court of palace, he became jealous and fearful of to lose the power when he has known
that according to the Sacred Writing
"the King of the Jews" would be born in Bethlehem.
Herod with perverse mind planned to kill JESUS. However, after visit, the Three
Wise Men have gone advised in dream by an Angel to follow a different road,
the Hebron highway, to come back to their homeland. So, they didn't go back to
Jerusalem to inform at the terrible King where the BOY was, conform
Herod has asked for them.
The Family Sacred has gone also informed in dream that Herod had ordered to kill all children less than 2 years of age who were born in Bethlehem. So, they have gone to Egypt and have stayed there until the Governor's death that happened after six months, approximately.
After the death of Herod, as the Sacred Family had the intention to come back for Bethlehem, the Angel of LORD has prevented them about the son of Herod, Archelaus, who was the successor in the Government of Judah and he was also so cruel and malicious as his father. Then, they have decided to go to Nazareth.
In the small home in Nazareth of Galilee, they were finally able to cultivate the family life peacefully. JESUS grew in wisdom and improved more and more in the carpenter's profession that zealously learned of Joseph. It is not difficult to imagine their dialogues in those days: "My son, could to go at the market and to buy a new saw for the work; also a portion of carnations and a chisel. When you come back for home, first go to Ezekiel’s house to see if his health is better. Then, give him my hug and votes of recovery ready". Without a doubt, the things have happened this way. JOSEPH and MARY dedicated their life at the work as well as at the Mystery of JESUS. They had never doubted about the truth of the GOD'S promises; even during the difficulties which appeared and too in their daily routine, they have seen always the GOD'S Hands in the immense happiness that involved your life. As we believed in the presence of the LORD JESUS in the Consecrated Host, they also believed in the GOD'S presence in the SON who was trusted them. A mystery demands Faith and not Understanding..
PUBLIC LIFE OF JESUS
- The JESUS LORD was with 30 years old when JOSEPH died. Thus, JESUS understood
that it was time to begin his Divine Mission.
HE went to encounter John Baptist that was accomplishing a Baptism of Penitence at the people in the Jordan River, next at the Dead Sea. The Baptism it had finality to prepare the spirit of the faithful for the Messiah's arrival. JESUS asked him for to be baptized. That attitude reveals us the greatness of HIS humility assuming the condition of a simple sinner that wanted to become purified. It was a demonstration of obedience to CREATOR and of immense love for the humanity.
After has been in prayer, HE chose the 12 Apostles to start the Work which ETERNAL FATHER had entrusted HIM.
The Messiah who the Jews was expecting, it was a strong king and warrior. They believed that the king would liberate Israel of the Roman power and would destroy all nations who brought ruins at the country along of the years, and they would have a great military power able to destroy all enemies and occupy new territories. And so they would be a respected nation that would build the future with conquests and victories of their King.
However, the Messiah came not with performance of a sanguinary dominator, but in a very different way which was not known by the Jews. HE came to teach love and establish a war without weapons, against the devil, by the prayer.
JESUS rejected the war against Rome when said: "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to GOD the things that are GOD'S"... (Mark 12.17)
JESUS destroyed the kingdom of Satan and has scared the demons and impure spirits that tortured their possessed. HE established the respect to the Laws, the practice of the good, the justice, the right and obedience at the GOD'S Commandments.
HE spoke and read biblical texts in the synagogues teaching of authentic way. HE utilized a simple style to teach with an easy language that enchanted all listeners. Above all HE spoke with great authority totally different of the speeches of the scribes and Pharisees. Even, when making the good discreetly was in evidence by the notables miracles that operated, as exorcism, the cure of sick people, recovering the vision of the blind people and restoring the health to people that looked for HIM. Consequently, the people started to invoke the Messiah's name, thanking the GOD by the admirable Prophet's presence and then, they followed HIM for where JESUS went.
Nevertheless, most of the Jewish people
kept their strong conviction about the coming Messiah as a great political and military
chief. For this reason due to JESUS' reality, they began if to feel unhappy and without
persistence and courage to practice and to follow the LORD'S doctrine. Then,
they revolted against HIM and planned to eliminate HIM.
JESUS has been prisoner submitted to a tendentious and false judgment.
HE went flagellated with savagery and convicted to die in the cross, suffering all offenses,
blasphemies and mistreatments, as if those acts were part of the normal condemnation
process. And HE made this, how persevering demonstration of a heroic obedience
at the ETERNAL FATHER and of an immense love for each one of us. HE assumed
all the humanity's sins and died crucified among two thieves. However, the CREATOR
Resuscitated HIM and placed HIM in the eternal glory. HE, the SON Beloved executed
of perfect way the sublime mission of to Redeem and to Save all the generations and
to leave efficacious manners for each person to sanctify his existence in order of
to be happy in this life and to reach the eternity.
And completing the scenery of the public life of JESUS, we have MARY OF NAZARETH, which was the precious MOTHER that LORD needed. Because She was always beside HIM caring of HIS needs and dedicating HIM the best maternal affections. She took care of the cleaning and of the provisions for the house and also of HIS meals, of HIS health, as well as of the clothing that wore. OUR LADY was very skilled at handmade labor. She went who elaborated with much tenderness the tunic that JESUS wore. Saint John describes that it was of one single piece, seamless, and so well finished, that even the Roman soldiers, when in the "moment of the Crucifixion of JESUS" , they haven't wanted to split the tunic, they decided by the luck, the winner would stay with that pretty and useful clothing. (John 19,23-24) In the truth MARY with Her admirable sensibility always knew how to be present in the right moments to aid Her Divine SON JESUS. Even in the most difficult moments, She was present to manifest comforting words, involving Her SON with special tenderness and with the heat of the immense and passionate Her love, that mitigated HIS pains, the deceptions, and HIS abominable suffering.
