Luke 2:41–52
Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the
festival of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up as
usual for the festival. When the festival was ended and they started to return,
the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.
Assuming that he was in the group of travelers, they went a day’s journey. Then
they started to look for him among their relatives and friends. When they did
not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. After three days
they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and
asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding
and his answers. When his parents saw him they were astonished; and his mother
said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I
have been searching for you in great anxiety.” He said to them, “Why were you
searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” But
they did not understand what he said to them. Then he went down with them and
came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these
things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine
and human favor.
Reflection
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“In my Father’s house.” Do I
believe that the Father’s house may be found within myself?
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How do I grow into a sense of
my mission?