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Family and kinship of the twelve apostles

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GRM 95.5

The Gospel as revealed to me

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GRM 100

The Gospel as revealed to me

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The apostolic group arrives in Nazareth. Philip wants to give up his bed to Matthew, who refuses, and it is finally Thomas who wins the game: it is he who will give his bed to the former tax collector. The sons of Alphaeus go to see their father first. Jesus talks to Peter about them.

Christ then meets Alpheus, Anne's now grown-up boyfriend. He introduces him to his son, whom he has named Joseph. The Nazarene then tells the Messiah that his Mother is staying with Alphée. When Christ learns that the old father might mistreat Jude and James, he leaves his traveling companion to go to the house of Alphaeus. This is an unjust scene, and Jesus appeases the old man, but he won't forgive his sons for joining the Savior, and drives Jesus away. The Lord leaves him in peace, and goes to console Jude and James, who are truly afflicted. Peter too says comforting things, and Mary eventually joins him...

GRM 104

The Gospel as revealed to me

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Jesus is in a town that Maria does not name: according to a note from maria-valtorta.org, it could be the Gulf of Ptolemais. Andrew asks him to come for an affair of the heart: a man wants to repudiate his wife because he is sterile. Jesus manages to stop the argument. Peter, who is curious, has followed his brother and his Master and cannot curb his curiosity. After this, Joseph, the Shepherd of Bethlehem, brings a letter from Mary to Jesus: Alpheus is dead. He also reads a missive from Lazarus, who informs him that Doras will give them Jonah, on condition that he pays double the sum, as well as Jesus coming to his home. Lazarus accepted on behalf of his Master. Christ then decided to return to Nazareth, but before doing so, he