Brethren, may the Peace and Good of Our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
Since there are no Sundays in the Christmas Octave this year, today we honor the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
True blessedness is found on this earth in one’s family. God became a member of a human family Himself, a nuclear family and an extended family.
Twenty-five years ago this day, my wife and I became parents for the first time, starting our own family – Happy birthday to my eldest son today!
May all of us who are fathers and mothers care, nurture, and strengthen our own families;
May all of us who are sons and daughters of living parents honor and cherish them in this life and the next;
May all of us who are brothers and sisters support, comfort, and assist our siblings.
May the example of the Holy Family of Nazareth be before us, always and forever, Amen.