Chapter 3 
From the Gospel of Luke 
The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41 51) 
     ...and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking 
him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the 
teachers, listening to them and asking questions; and all who heard him 
were amazed at his understanding and his answers.  (Luke 2:45 47). 
    Jesus was twelve years old at this time. Joseph, Mary, and Jesus had 
come to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. Jesus was lost to Joseph and 
the Virgin Mary for three days; then He was found in the Temple. This 
event was a living prophecy of the death and Resurrection of Jesus, which 
would occur years later. When Jesus died, He was in a sense lost to His 
family and disciples for three days. Then, at the Resurrection, Jesus was 
found in the Temple which is His Body. Both the finding of the Child Jesus 
in the Temple and Jesus' death and Resurrection occurred about the time of 
Passover. 
The Generations from Adam to Jesus (Luke 3:23 38) 
     Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being 
the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli ... the son of Enos, the 
son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.  (Luke 3:23.38). 
    The man named Heli referred to here is St. Joachim, who was originally 
called Heli, and only took the name of Joachim later in life, as Blessed Anne 
Catherine Emmerich explains in her book, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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The ancestors of Jesus listed here follow the line of descent from David 
down to Mary's father, Heli (St. Joachim). Holy Scripture is telling us the 
origins of Jesus' humanity, by giving us the names of His mother Mary's 
ancestors, beginning with her father, Heli. 
    Saint Joseph's line of descent is also from David (Luke 2:4). Saint Joseph 
was the legal father of Jesus under Jewish religious law because he was 
betrothed to Mary before the Incarnation occurred. God's Promise, that the 
Messiah would come from David's lineage, was fulfilled both through 
Joseph and through Mary:  through Joseph, since he was of David's lineage 
and the legal father of Christ; through Mary, since she was also of David's 
lineage and was the mother and sole immediate ancestor of Christ. The 






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