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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Homilies --- FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY - Jesus, Mary and Joseph --- Familja ta' Nazaret - ĠESÙ, MARIJA U ĠUŻEPPI

SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

The FEAST is celebrated on the SUNDAY in the OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS (the first Sunday after CHRISTMAS)

--- When both Christmas and New Year come on a Sunday, the Solemnity of the Holy Family is celebrated on the first Sunday after Christmas (IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS) which will be New Year's Eve

Houston we have a problem; The breakdown of the family. 31 Dec 2023 Homily of Fr. Michael O'Connor from Mass on December 31, 2023 at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS

Referenced Readings: Sir 3:2-7, 12-14 Col 3:12-21 Luke 2:22-40

The Holy Family (12/30/16)

GOSPELS:

YEAR A --- Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

IN YEAR A
Mass: Holy Family - Feast
Readings:
1st: sir 3:2-6, 12-14
Resp: psa 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
2nd: col 3:12-21
Gsp: mat 2:13-15, 19-23

Dec 30, 2016 - Homily: Example of the Holy Family

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YEAR B --- either
Luke 2:22-40

or
Luke 2:22, 39-40

IN YEAR B
Mass: Holy Family - Feast - Form: OF
Readings:
1st: sir 3:2-6, 12-14
Resp: psa 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
2nd: col 3:12-21
Gsp: luk 2:22-40

Homily: The Feast of the Holy Family

Like us in all things but sin, God entered into the world in both a Holy Family and a Human Family. The Holy Family to show man how to live his Faith in a Holy way; and the Human Family to bring to salvation and life every person of every age.
Ave Maria!

SENA B - Familja ta' Nazaret (Fr. Hayden Williams OFM Cap)

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YEAR C --- Luke 2:41-52

IN YEAR C - FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY

First Reading - (either) Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
Responsorial Psalm - Psalms 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
Second Reading - Colossians 3:12-21
Gospel - Luke 2:41-52

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Homily from Bishop Robert Barron
http://www.wordonfire.org/resources/homily/hannah-her-son-and-the-holy-family/5032/

YEAR C, Mass Readings:

Reading 1 - (or) 1 Samuel 1:20-28
Psalm - Psalm 128:1-5
Reading 2 - Colossians 3:12-21
Gospel - Luke 2:41-52

Lots of people today will tell you what makes a family well-adjusted, functional, and peaceful. But in today's readings for the Feast of the Holy Family, which center on two exemplary women, Hannah and Mary, the Church wants to tell us what makes a family holy.

HANNAH, HER SON, AND THE HOLY FAMILY

http://www.wordonfire.org/wof-site/media/sermon-12272015.mp3

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Praying and meditating the Holy Rosary with the family...Five mysterious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary
http://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com.mt/2015/06/praying-and-meditating-holy-rosary-with.html

The Church reiterates her commitment in favour of marriage between a man and a woman - Thursday 13 July 2017

http://thechurchinmalta.org/en/posts/70572/the-church-reiterates-her-commitment-in-favour-of-marriage-between-a-man-and-a-woman

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Also ... On Sunday 26th December 2021 - Homily in Maltese from Bishop Galea Curmi, on the feast of the Holy Family in Year C.

SHARING THE REAL TRUTH: Four seeds we should sow in our families – Bishop Galea-Curmi - Erba’ xtieli li għandna nkabbru fil-familja (medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com)

NOVEMBER 2024 - The Pope Video 11 - FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD

The loss of a child may be the worst pain a father and mother can experience. There’s no word that could possibly describe such profound grief. Pope Francis asks us to join him in prayer this month precisely for those parents who have lost a child. In the Video produced by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network that accompanies his prayer intention, Pope Francis invites us to listen in a particular way to those fathers and mothers who suffer this heartbreaking loss – to listen to them and be near them with love, just like Jesus when he cared for the most vulnerable. The Pope stresses how important it is that families support each other, with their faith which is a great pillar on which hope can be reborn. 🙏 “Let us pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation.” "What can we say to parents who have lost a child? How can we console them? There are no words. You see, when one spouse loses the other, they are a widower or a widow. A child who loses a parent is an orphan. There’s a word for that. But when a parent loses a child, there’s no word. The pain is so great, that there’s no word. And it’s not natural to outlive your child. The pain caused by this loss is especially intense. Words of encouragement are at times banal or sentimental, they’re not helpful. Spoken with the best intention, of course, they can end up aggravating the wound. To offer comfort to these parents who have lost a child, we need to listen to them, to be close to them with love, to care responsibly for the pain they feel, imitating how Jesus Christ consoled those who were afflicted. And those parents who are sustained by their faith can certainly find comfort in other families who, by suffering such a terrible tragedy as this, have been reborn in hope. Let us pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation." ----------------------------------------- For those who have lost a child – The Pope Video11 – November 2024

San Mikiel Arkanġlu / St Michael the Archangel

San Mikiel Arkanġlu, idħol għalina
fit-taqbida; kun int il-għajnuna
tagħna kontra l-ħażen u t-tnassis
tad-demonju. Irażżnu Alla, nitolbuk
bil-ħerqa. Int l-aqwa fost il-qtajja’
tas-sema, itfa' bil-Qawwa t'Alla,
fil-qiegħ ta' l-infern lix-xitan u
l-ispirti ħżiena l-oħra li jiġġerrew
fid-dinja għat-telfien ta' l-erwieħ.
Ammen.

St. Michael the Archangel, defend
us in battle, be our defense against
the wickedness and snares of the
devil; may God rebuke him, we
humbly pray, and do thou O
Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the Divine Power, thrust
into hell satan and all the
evil spirits who prowl about
the world seeking the ruin
of souls. Amen.

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Homilies --- FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY - Jesus, Mary and Joseph --- Familja ta' Nazaret - ĠESÙ, MARIJA U ĠUŻEPPI

Reading 1 - (or) 1 Samuel 1:20-28 Psalm - Psalm 128:1-5 Reading 2 - Colossians 3:12-21 Gospel - Luke 2:41-52

SHARING THE REAL TRUTH: Four seeds we should sow in our families – Bishop Galea-Curmi - Erba’ xtieli li għandna nkabbru fil-familja (medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com)

Reading 1 - (or) 1 Samuel 1:20-28
Psalm - Psalm 128:1-5
Reading 2 - Colossians 3:12-21
Gospel - Luke 2:41-52