ISB ~ Luke 2 v46

After three days:A time of gre

at anxiety for Mary and Joseph. Thinking Jesus was with their caravan of Galilean pilgrims, they left the city without him. listening … asking: Jewish religious instruction often involved posing questions and wrestling with them in the light of Scripture. Jesus’ insights as a boy astonished even the learned rabbis (2:47).

• Allegorically (St. Ambrose, In Lucam): the discovery of Jesus in the Temple prefigures his Resurrection, when Christ will be three days absent in death, only to be found again in the flesh. The anxiety following his burial will likewise give way to joy and relief at his rising.