ISB ~ Matthew 12 v50

will of my Father:Obedience to God the Father creates relationships greater than natural family bonds. Although Jesus had no biological siblings, his spiritual brothers and

sisters are the adopted children of God (Rom 8:29; 1 Jn 3:1). They are empowered to obey the Father as he did (cf. Jn 8:29; 1 Jn 3:710). See note on Mt 12:46. mother: Far from undermining the role of Mary, Jesus reveals the true greatness of her divine maternity. After all, she was not merely his natural mother through generation, but she became the Mother of God precisely by embracing the Father’s will (Lk 1:38, 43). Her relationship to Jesus—physical and spiritual—is thus magnified by Jesus’ statement (CCC 495).