Feast of the Holy Family

What a beautiful way to commemorate the 400th blog, Daily with Fr. David, by celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family. We belong to a particular immediate and extended family, but we are a big family in the one body of Christ. Families in general have been under attack in our society and this is one foundation, one house that needs to remain strong and vibrant. The family is a very important entity in our society and we need to protect and defend this great gift at all times. As our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI says, "The family is the privileged setting where every person learns to give and receive love... The family is an intermediate institution between individuals and society, and nothing can completely take its place... The family is a necessary good for peoples, an indispensable foundation for society and a great and lifelong treasure for couples. It is a unique good for children, who are meant to be the fruit of the love, of the total and generous self-giving of their parents... The family is also a school which enables mean and women to grow to the full measure of their humanity... 'O God, who in the Holy Family left us a perfect model of family life lived in faith and obedience to your will, help us to be examples of faith and love for your commandments'" (Magnificat, 437). We look to the Grotto of Bethlehem as a beautiful example where we can learn and live our faith to the fullest. May the Holy Family guide us by their prayers and intercession and help us all to truly live as the family of God. Thank you for reading these blogs and for commenting if they have a special meaning in your life. Have a Blessed Day!!!