Gospel Reading for January 27, 2026 – Mark 3: 31-35
EXCLUSIVELY
The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you.” But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
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Jesus was born into the world for all of us—humankind created by God—so that we might be saved from eternal damnation. When he began the mission the Father entrusted to him, he was no longer EXCLUSIVELY for his earthly family. He embraced as family all who do the will of God.
Parents must remember the vital role they play in raising their children to become responsible, generous, and self-giving adults. When their children reach adulthood and choose a particular state of life as their way of serving and contributing to the whole human family, they can no longer be EXCLUSIVELY for their own family. They become part of the wider human family.
Lord Jesus, may we always follow the will of God and be counted among the members of your family.
