CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 12.30.18 – USCCB/ NABRE
“Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when He was twelve years old, they went up … the Boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents did not know it. … they returned to Jerusalem to look for Him. After three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at His Understanding and His Answers. … His Mother said to him, ‘Son, why have You done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for You with great anxiety.’ … He said to them, ‘Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in My Father’s House?’ …”