Memorial of St. John De Brito, Priest; Bl. Rudolph Acquaviva, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs (1)

Dear sisters,

The people in Nazareth thought they knew Jesus. They knew his family. They knew his trade. They remembered him as the carpenter who grew up among them. So when he spoke with wisdom and authority in the synagogue, they did not open themselves to what God might …