Where the old year ends and the new year begins, there is the Holy Family.
This is the anchor to which we return for renewal and strength.
The Holy Family holds the essential relationship that makes every family holy
Family at its best, is the place where love and care are the primary choices. It is the place where we hold on, together, in good times and in difficult times.
As 2022 comes to an end we find comfort and strength with Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the family that traces the journey of many migrant families, escaping persecution, searching for home.
JESUS, Son of God and Son of Mary, bless our family. Graciously inspire in us the unity, peace, and mutual love that you found in your own family in the little town of Nazareth.
MARY, Mother of Jesus and Our Mother, nourish our family with your faith and your love. Keep us close to your Son, Jesus, in all our sorrows and joys.
JOSEPH, Foster-father to Jesus, guardian and spouse of Mary, keep our family safe from harm. Help us in all times of discouragement or anxiety.
HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH, make our family one with you. Help us to be instruments of peace. Grant that love, strengthened by grace, may prove mightier than all the weaknesses and trials through which our families sometimes pass. May we always have God at the centre of our hearts and homes until we are all one family, happy and at peace in our true home with you. Amen.
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