I am Father Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars with Renewal, and this is the Rosary in a Year podcast.

We're through prayer and meditation, the rosary brings us deeper into relationship with Jesus and to Mary.

And becomes a source of grace for the whole world.

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This is Day 113.

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the finding of Jesus in the temple, with help from St. Cyril of Alexandria

and his writing homily five from his commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke. And the emphasis of our meditation is going

to be Jesus is Lord. All right, we've already had a chance to introduce our author, St. Cyril of

Alexandria. So let's get right into the reading. And when he was 12 years old,

they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. After the evangelist had said that

Jesus advanced in wisdom and grace with God and men, he next shows that what he says is true.

For he carries him to Jerusalem in company with the Holy Virgin upon

the summons of the feast, and then he says that he remained behind and was afterwards found

in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both asking and answering questions regarding

those things, as we may feel sure which were spoken of old by the law,

and that he was wondered at by all for his questions and answers.

Thou cease him advancing in wisdom and grace by reason of his becoming known unto many as being what he was.

Thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

His mother certainly knew that he was not the child of Joseph,

but she so speaks to avoid the suspicion of the Jews,

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