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Alcuin of York, on John 2:12
Alcuin of York · c. A.D. 735–804
John 2:12 · Douay-Rheims
“After this he went down to Capharnaum, he and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they remained there not many days.”
On this verse:
“Our Lord’s brethren are the relations of Mary and Joseph, not the sons of Mary and Joseph. For not only the blessed Virgin, but Joseph also, the witness of her chastity, abstained from all conjugal intercourse.”
PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. John
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