The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
Who are "the Brethren?

brethren, Of whom tour are NEIL
toned by name, James, Joseph, Simon
and Jude. In Mat MI, 4G "as he was
yet speaking to the multitude behold
his mother and his brethren stood
without seeking to speak to him;
XIII, $50, rs not His mother called
Mary, and His brethren James and
Joseph and Simon and Jude; and his
sisters are they not with u.s. In
Jno. II, XII. After this he went down
10 Capharnaum, he and his mother and
his brothers and his disciples" In
Acts l, IA, All these were perseVCr-
ing with one mind in prayer with the
women and Mary the mother of Jesus
and with his brethren. These "breth-
rem" were relatives Of Christ, cousins
probably, or more distantly related to
him. The more common opinion is
that they were children Of Mary the
wife of Cleophas, who was sister of
Mary, the mother of Jesus and spouse
Of Joseph. The term brethren was
commonly applied even to distant rela-
tives according to q custom among the
Hebrews, as is evidenced from such
texts as Gen. Mi, 8; Lev. X, 4, etc.
We know Of course that the Blessed
Virgin had no child but Christ. This
ior l"','ollcS Is ll"',cI Vi n'llu' anu
pei. Two of the four brethren" of
the Lord who are mentioned by name,
we know were not brothers of Christ
in the present use Of the word. If
4noso tr.o ,noro not bic bro+bore
,,oitl,or r.oro tbo others who oro al
,ut !, ono c1oss Tar,os i Tho con Of
Alphcus or Cloophas, these two names
heinz traced TO one in the ORIGINAL
Aramaic language, as may be seen
from Mat. X, 3. Again in Jno. NIX.
25, we read. Now there stood by the
cross of Jesus, his mother and his
mothers sister. Mary of Cleophas and
Mary Magdalcnc." in Mat. XVII, SIS,
Now. there were there cat the CROSSE
Ienc, and Mary the mother of James
and Joseph, and the mother of the
sons of Zcbcdcc." From these two
texts we have evidence that the same
Mary is mother of James and Joseph.
the wife of CIeophas and his Jesus)
mothers sister. This would make
the brethren OF Christ actually his
cousins; that is, children of his
mothers sister
have a Rosary made I'D Of six
beads near the cross and on the rest
OF the chain a medal after every uroup
Of three beads. How am | to saw these
beads?
them the indulgences of the Stations
of the Cross, which may be gained by
those who are prevented from making
the Stations in the church, by some
such excuse as sickness, imprison-
h!eht' tLa' elihS Oh me ocean, ETC., pro-
Nloed theE say HAL Mary Tor each
OF lhe 0eadS.
way chahge the cross Fastened to
my ROSARY "ithout the BEADS losing
inc ihau'9ehces that nave been at
tached to them? wish TO replace
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