Homily for the Feast of the Most Holy Family 2014
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Today is the Feast of the Holy
Family and the great lesson of today is that Jesus chose to be mothered into
humanity, to be conceived in Mary's womb.
He came to be among us and to
be part of a Family, so we could become part of the Heavenly Family by becoming
a child of God.
We are all children of parents.
We are all brothers, sisters, or cousins; we belong to a parish family. We are
all family.
The Holy Family is an example
for us to follow:
The Letters in F – A – M – I –
L – Y give us clues!
1.
First
letter is “F”.
To be a holy family – it has
to be filled with Faith and it has to be filled with Forgiveness!
2.
The
second letter is “A” –
Ask yourself how you are
giving to each member of your family the – Attention, Affection, and Affirmation
they each need.
As a Family we need to make
time for each other, give Hugs and Kisses, and Affirm each member with
Acceptance and Appreciation and this begins in our family – as we are – not as
we hope it to be.
3.
The
next letter is “M”
The letter M in Family also
reminds us that we need to make family Memories!
Building and sharing
traditions are so important from generation to generation.
We have to make Memories! Having
dinner together, special moments, and joyful times together.
Remember Material
things do not matter – Memories do!
4.
The
next letter is “I”.
Families that are holy have to
be filled with Intimacy. You know what intimacy means. “In To Me See.” That
means we really need to look into each other!
We need to respect and
appreciate the Individuality of each person. See inside the person.
5.
The
next letter is “L.” that is Love.
Jessica - age 8: "'You
really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you
should say it a lot. People forget."
Make sure you Love Deeply,
Love Generosity, and Love Joyfully.
Be a person of love
first! Jesus said “Love one another as I
have loved you.”
6.
Finally,
the last letter is “Y.” You - It’s all about you – it’s not about me!
Somewhere in our lives, if we
are going to be a holy family – we have to make sure
Each member of the family
becomes more important than me – I put their needs before mine.
The New Year begins this week.
Say “this year will be the
year for my family, and I am going to select at least one letter in the word
Family to make my family holier."
God wants your family to
become an amazing work of art that shows His face of love to the world.
May
each of you know His love today and forever.
Have a
very Blessed Christmas Season and Happy New Year!
Praise
be Baby Jesus, Now and Forever, Amen!
Awesome message. Thank you. Our prayers are with and your family in this trying time.
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