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A Prophet Without Honor
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THE GREENING OF THE GOSPEL
SERMONS FOR ADVENT, CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY SUNDAYS 1-8 IN ORDINARY TIME)
After Jesus had made his messianac proclamation someone audibly inquired in the congregation: "Is not this Joseph's son?" Immediately, little buzz groups in the synagogue began to discuss his family. Mary and Joseph, the carpenter, were well-known among them. There were other children with whom they were familiar. (Matthew 13:55) Jesus was well aware of the rumblings of the dissidents. They were asking for miraculous proof, like the healings he had reportedly done in Capernaum. They wanted a sign to back up his words of divine authority.
