Feast of the Holy Family
Without family, all humanity is homeless. Home is where we live together, where we share each other’s joy and weep each other’s tears.
The devotions to the Holy Family was born in Bethlehem together with the Baby Jesus. In order to make us realize what family all about is, Jesus was born into a family.
The story of Jesus, Mary and Joseph going to Jerusalem is powerful story of family life with its joys, celebrations, tensions, and heart pain all rolled up and covered with a blanket of love. Even Mary and Joseph did not escape the tensions, anxieties and worries which are the ordinary ups and downs of family life.
What kept the family together in the midst of all their tensions, anxieties; uncertainties? It is by their love - life giving, life sacrificing and life sharing.
When we celebrate the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we also celebrate our own families. As families, we are called to listen to each other intensely and to strengthen each other for strong family life. Each of us must take the responsibility for the family’s values.
On this feast of the Holy Family, please give us Lord grace and courage to practice the virtues that leads us to be in peace at home. Let us also remember to pray for families that we know especially for those with serious family problems!
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