sure new things and old.

13:53. And it came to pass: when Jesus had finished these parables, he
passed from thence.

13:54. And coming into his own country, he taught them in their
synagogues, so that they wondered and said: How came this man by this
wisdom and miracles?

13:55. Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary,
and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude:

His brethren... These were the children of Mary the wife of Cleophas,
sister to our Blessed Lady, (St. Matt. 27. 56; St. John 19. 25,) and
therefore, according to the usual style of the Scripture, they were
called brethren, that is, near relations to our Saviour.

13:56. And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence therefore hath
he all these things?

13:57. And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them:
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own
house.

13:58. And he wrought not many miracles there, because of their
unbelief.

Matthew Chapter 14

Herod puts John to death. Christ feeds five thousand in the desert. He
walks upon the sea, and heals all the diseased with the touch of his
garment.

14:1. At that time Herod the Tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus.

Tetrarch... This word, derived from the Greek, signifies one that rules
over the fourth part of a kingdom: as Herod then ruled over Galilee,
which was but the fourth part of the kingdom of his father.

14:2. And he said to his servants: This is John the Baptist: he is risen
from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.

14:3. For Herod had apprehended John and bound him, and put him into
prison, because of Herodias, his brother's wife.

14:4. For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.

14:5. And having a mind to put him to death, he feared the people:
because they esteemed him as a prophet.

14:6. But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before
them: and pleased Herod.

14:7. Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she
would ask of him.

14:8. But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here
in a dish the head of John the Baptist.

14:9. And the king was struck sad: yet because of his oath, and for them
that sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given.

14:10. And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

14:11. And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the
damsel, and she br