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Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, & Joseph

Reading I – 1 Samuel  1:20-22, Samuel 1:24-28

Reading II – 1 John 3:1-2, John 3:21-24

Gospel – Luke 2:41-52

Family in Crisis - Today’s Gospel gives us the only real glimpse we have into the life of the Holy Family during the childhood of Jesus.  Here we see a family in crisis.  A Son is lost and frantic parents search and search until they finally find Him.  We hear these words from the mother of Jesus:  “Son, why have You done this to us?  Your father and I have been looking for You with great anxiety.”  (Luke 2:48)  We can only imagine the distress felt by Mary and Joseph.  Their love for their Son brought them to their wits’ end.  Let us take the opportunity this day to ask the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph to intercede for us in times when our families experience anxiety and fear.  © Copyright, J.S. Paluch Co.

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