Matthan the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ” (Mt 1:14-17). Find today’s readings here.

Finally, Jesus rejects mere celebrity status for himself. In John 6:15, we are told “Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king,” and so he avoids them.

As Jesus hung on the cross, nailed to two pieces of wood, God the Father punished him for all the horrible deeds we and all mankind have done since the day Adam and Eve ate from their tree ...

"It was the face of Jesus. I called her and said, 'You're not going to believe what's in this tree.' She got shook up too." Ritter said she raced over and could not believe it.