Dear Parishioners:
The Solemnity of the
Holy Family reminds us that God saves us through the life of a family. We are not alone on our journey through this
life and the journey to Life Eternal is also a shared experience. Jesus, the Son of God, lived a human life
that was ordinary in a small town. His
life in Nazareth was longer than His public ministry in Galilee and Judea. This simple truth speaks volumes about how
God sees our earthly life.
The Holy Family of
Nazareth lived divine life humanly.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph loved one another with an intensity we can hardly
imagine. Yet, they did so in a way that
did not draw attention. The few stories
we know of those years leave a mystery surrounding their daily life. This mystery is shared with our own
experience of family life. Holiness is
to be found in the daily routines, the activities of our lives that are
ordinary and human.
As we observe the Feast
of the Holy Family, it is our custom to offer a special blessing to individual
families at the end of Mass. This is a
moment for each family to join together to accept the Church’s touch of grace to
assist them in their witness as the Domestic Church – the Church alive in the
home. It is also a reminder that we are
meant to live as the Holy Family of Nazareth, united in heart and mind.
May our parish, which
is a family of families, grow in the life of grace and be ever more truly a
witness of the power of the Gospel in family life. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us!
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