Something to Remember at Christmas

The Mishnah states: "The father comes before (over) the mother under all circumstances, because both he and his mother are liable to pay honor to his father. And so with respect to study of Torah: If the son acquired merit [by sitting and studying] before the master, the master takes precedence over the father under all circumstances, because both he and his father are liable to pay honor to his master." Keritot 6.9