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Faith Q&A › Metropolitan Youssef › Our Lord and the Faith › Our Lord Jesus Christ

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• QIn the Holy Gospel to St. Luke 8:19, it is mentioned that the Lord Jesus Christ had brothers. Who were those brothers?
• QWhat is meant by "His sisters" in the Holy Gospel of St. Mark 6:3 "And are not His sisters here with us?"
• QIs what is written in the Antiphonary of the feast for James, the Lord's brother that he is the son of Joseph wrong? Or is what the church believes that James is son of…
• Q"For Jesus Himself, our Master and Lord, when He sent out the twelve to make disciples of the people and of the nations, nowhere sent out women to preach-even though…

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