December 26th Feast of the Holy family
Jesus, You, mom, and Joseph, showed us how to live as a family,
yet most of our families are fractured and broken.
We don't pray together, we don't really worship together, and we don't
really even care to be a family.
We are so wrapped up in our own needs that we don't usually see the
needs of our siblings or parents.
Help us to make the commitment to talk to each other, and spend
quality time together.
Lord, give us the grace to make it happen, and slowly change us all into
holy families, giving glory and prasie to You.
Amen and Amen.
Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday FAMILY PHOTOS
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"His parents used to go every year to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover,
and when He was twelve they went up for the celebration as was their custom."
-Luke 2:41-42
Many families have photographs of special occasions. Let's open the photo
album of the Holy Family. Here's a photo of Jesus placed in a manger after
being born in a stable (Lk 2:7). In addition to showing God's love and the
Holy Family's poverty, this photo indicates that the Holy Family was
rejected, as Mary and Joseph were forced to have their baby in a stable.
Families today are also rejected by our culture of death. Moreover, family
members even reject one another. When we see Jesus in the manger, let's
think not only of rejection, but also let us accept the grace to forgive
those who have sinned against us and rejected us.
On the next page of the photo album, we see a photo of the Holy Family's
flight to Egypt (Mt 2:13ff). Like the Holy Family, families are an
endangered species. Many families don't survive. Only by hearing the Lord and
by obeying Him exactly will families be saved and new Herods defeated.
Next we see a photo of the "finding" of Jesus in the Temple (see Lk 2:46).
Families and family members lose Jesus or, more accurately, are lost
themselves. They live separated from their Savior, Love, and only Hope. When
families seek the Lord, especially through spouses and families praying
together, they will find Jesus.
Holy families, forgive rejection, obey humbly, and pray together.
Prayer: Jesus, teach our families to pray together daily.
Promise: "See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called
children of God!" -1 Jn 3:1
Praise: Praise Jesus, holy and risen Lord! Praise You, Father, for sending
Your Son to earth in the care of Mary and Joseph! Alleluia!
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"A cry was heard at Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation: Rachel bewailing her
children; no comfort for her, since they are no more." -Matthew 2:18
Tuesday RECEIVING BELIEVING
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"Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother: 'This Child is destined to
be the Downfall and the Rise of many in Israel, a Sign That will be opposed.' "
-Luke 2:34
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Dear Heavenly Father , please mercy Maria who will have a tel. resolution
on her ticketing previously . Please let her pass the questionaires without
any fine . Please mercy John so that he will secure his visa as soon as
possible . Please bless my family so that everybody has good health ,
manageable finance and smooth daily affairs . Thank you be to God . Amen .
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That my ultrasound will not have any bad results on it.
(Sara, Bakersfield , California , , 12/26/2015 3:41:50 PM)
For my husband, Ed who was laid off as a petroleum geologist in Nov. that he
find work as soon as possible even in a down-turned industry. That his
contact and industry friends and peers help him successfully to find
employment....and that they promote and go to bat for him. That industry
improve far faster than anticipated and that OPEC, especially Saudi Arabia
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to cut back quickly and be faithful to the agreed cuts and the price rises to
the level of putting Ed and the other 200,000 oil workers back to work.
(Denise, Spring, Texas, United States, 12/26/2015 2:21:25 PM)
In thanksgiving my dearest Trinity. May the needs of the faithful be lovingly
met, especially those of your children crying out for hope and meaning in
life. May they live better lives for faith shall warm their hears. We need
each other. We are family. All in appreciation of your embrace. Love, Tom
Happy Birthday
(Totus Tu, Omaha, NE, , 12/26/2015 12:09:42 PM)
Please answer my prayers- Father Lauer Thank you, Monica
(monica, pennsylvania, , 12/26/2015 12:05:33 PM)
Praying for all asking on these prayer requests. Thanking God all our family
was together Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Praying for son and
daughter-in-law to conceive, they want so much to be good parents. And for all
couples wanting children. Madre
(Madre, Long Beach, United States, 12/26/2015 11:06:03 AM)
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Care of Creation
"INSTRUMENTS OF GOD"
All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation, each
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