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It is clear in the gospel of today's mass that His enemies were on the lookout for Him to arrest Him and bring Him to "justice." At least, that was what they had in mind. The text narrates His attending a big feast among the Israelites--the feast of the Tabernacles--. He went to Jerusalem to attend the festivities, but in a surreptitious manner. He did not want to push His luck, so to speak. Although He was spotted, and they wanted to arrest Him, they could not do it. No one could touch Him. The gospel simply states that the reason for that was that His hour had not yet arrived. Find out more about this in the homily.