Here in the Holy Family, we have divinity obedient to humanity, for Jesus, the divine Son, was obedient to Joseph and Mary (see Lk 2:51). We see creatures and Creator living as family, living in relationships of love, not of fear; of mutual self-gift, not of dominance. We see the same sort of infinite generosity in the earthly Holy Family as we see in the Heavenly Trinity. And we see there modeled the whole ecclesial life in the Spirit to which we are called. Saint Faustina had a living relationship with all three members of the Holy Family. She saw Joseph and Mary as well as Jesus, and loved all three with a great and fervent love (see, for instance, Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, 608, 846, 1203, 1442). Even as she had near daily conversations with Jesus, still she turned in prayer to Mary and Joseph regularly. Indeed, she had been told to do so: Saint Joseph urged me to have a constant devotion to him. He himself told me to recite three prayers [the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be] and the Memorare once every day. He looked at me with great kindness and gave me to know how much he is supporting this work [of mercy]. He has promised me this special help and protection. I recite the requested prayers every day and feel his special protection (Diary, 1203). Why? Because to love God properly means we should love what — and whom — He loves. And God loves no one more than His earthly parents. Think of the trust God must have had for them! Think of the love, to look on Joseph and Mary and to believe them capable of being people to whom He could be obedient, to whom He could entrust God the Son. Think of the extraordinary humility God must have, being willing to make Himself subject to creatures. During these trying times, come home to the Holy Family. Welcome these most powerful protectors and intercessors into your life, and you’ll have all the help you need to meet any challenge, no matter how great. Feast Day December 28th Excerpt from Come Home to the Holy Family by Chris Sparks, May 7, 2020: h ps://www.thedivinemercy.org/ar cles/come-home-holy-family Picture from All in the Holy Family: h ps://www.thedivinemercy.org/ar cles/all-holy-family Feast of the Holy Family
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