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The Feast of the Holy Family
December 30, 2022
The Feast of the Holy Family
Dear Family of Mary!
Today
we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family! Jesus, Mary and Joseph made
up the Holy Family. They lived a very beautiful life of humility and
love, together, each in their proper role, each living with pure and
total love for the others. We probably don't think too much about their
many years together as a family. We have the dramatic stories in the
Gospels, like the Birth of Jesus in a Stable in Bethlehem, the
Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, and the Finding of Jesus in the
Temple. But there were hundreds of days that we have no account of.
And they were spent in such a beautiful way, full of love, prayer,
humility, generosity, respect, cooperation and probably some humor as
well! They were the Holy Family! But they were a real family too.
Our
Lady has made it clear in her messages that each of our families are
important. She wants our families to pray together, to read Scripture,
to go to Holy Mass prayerfully, to pray the Rosary, to open our hearts
to God, and to be holy! Our families are important to her plan. Have
we given this enough attention over the years? We live in a world that
is designed to destroy families. Have we tried to protect our families
and guide them into holiness?
Let's
pray the Joyful Mysteries today, and let Our Lady speak to us about our
family life. She can help us to make the changes that will heal and
bless our families, no matter how old we are. This day could be a
beginning for us.
Also,
today a beautiful family will begin in Medjugorje. One of our Mary TV
Team members, Mario, will marry his beloved Sarah today at 2:00 pm
Medjugorje time. Mario has agreed to let us live-stream the wedding in
St. James Church!! And you are all invited! Join us on the Channel at
2:00 pm Medjugorje time, today, Friday, December 30! And let's pray for
this blessed couple as they begin their married life. Mother Mary,
please bless them and pray for them always!
Here are the messages for the decades of the Rosary - the Joyful Mysteries:
May
1, 1986 "Dear children! I beseech you to start changing your life in
the family. Let the family be a harmonious flower that I wish to give to
Jesus. Dear children, let every family be active in prayer for I wish
that the fruits in the family be seen one day. Only that way shall I
give you all, like petals, as a gift to Jesus in fulfillment of God's
plans. Thank you for having responded to my call."
August
25, 1995 "Dear children! Today I invite you to prayer. Let prayer be
life for you. A family cannot say that it is in peace if it does not
pray. Therefore, let your morning begin with morning prayer, and the
evening end with thanksgiving. Little children, I am with you, and I
love you and I bless you and I wish for every one of you to be in my
embrace. You cannot be in my embrace if you are not ready to pray every
day. Thank you for having responded to my call."
October
25, 2004 "Dear children! This is a time of grace for the family and,
therefore, I call you to renew prayer. May Jesus be in the heart of your
family. In prayer, learn to love everything that is holy. Imitate the
lives of saints so that they may be an incentive and teachers on the way
of holiness. May every family become a witness of love in this world
without prayer and peace. Thank you for having responded to my call."
December
25, 1991 "Dear children! Today in a special way I bring the little
Jesus to you, that He may bless you with His blessing of peace and love.
Dear children, do not forget that this is a grace which many people
neither understand nor accept. Therefore, you who have said that you are
mine, and seek my help, give all of yourself. First of all, give your
love and example in your families. You say that Christmas is a family
feast. Therefore, dear children, put God in the first place in your
families, so that He may give you peace and may protect you not only
from war, but also in peace protect you from every satanic attack. When
God is with you, you have everything. But when you do not want Him, then
you are miserable and lost, and you do not know on whose side you are.
Therefore, dear children, decide for God. Then you will get everything.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
July
24, 1986 "Dear children! I rejoice because of all of you who are on the
way of holiness and I beseech you, by your own testimony help those who
do not know how to live in holiness. Therefore, dear children, let your
family be a place where holiness is birthed. Help everyone to live in
holiness, but especially your own family. Thank you for having responded
to my call."
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
(c) Mary TV 2022
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