This weekend as we reflect on the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, we are invited to reflect on the holiness of our own family life. What makes a family a holy family? At a FIRE gathering last evening, Aidan Hood, my grand nephew, wondered if holiness meant perfection. Answering insightfully his own question, he suggested families that simply love each other are holy families.
Holy families celebrate the presence of Jesus in their relationship with each other. God is very much in our family life. Holy families are families who recognize their own shortcoming; they simply keep on trying in sharing their love with one another.
Joseph in the Holy Family, even when challenged to leave familiar surroundings and to travel to Egypt to protect Mary and Jesus, is an example for us in leaving behind the comfortable and the familiar in responding to God's call in our life. In what way are you being challenged to let go of something to trust more completely in God's plan for you?
May we express gratitude in our family life. Indeed, we belong to a holy family
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