Novena to the Holy Family: Ninth Day, The Holy Family Teaches Peace
Meditation: Constancy in the practice of virtue produces peace of mind and heart. In the home at Nazareth, Jesus, Mary and Joseph dealt...
Novena to the Holy Family: Eighth Day, The Holy Family Teaches Prayer
Meditation: Jesus, Mary and Joseph were always united to God in prayer and adoration. Prayer is the key which opens heaven. A household...
Novena to the Holy Family: Seventh Day, The Holy Family, Model of Workers
Meditation: The life of the Holy Family was one of daily work. Joseph worked as a carpenter to provide the food and clothing for Jesus...
Novena to the Holy Family: Sixth Day, Love of the Holy Family
Meditation: In the home at Nazareth, every moment was lived for love of God. Every slightest act was performed for His honor and glory....
Novena to the Holy Family: Fifth Day, Purity of Heart of the Holy Family
Meditation: The virtue of purity of heart was most loved by Jesus, Mary and Joseph. In these days when the sense of sin has largely been...
Novena to the Holy Family: Fourth Day, Humility of the Holy Family
Meditation: The virtue of humility is the foundation of spiritual perfection. It was practiced most perfectly by Jesus, Mary, and Joseph...
Novena to the Holy Family: Third Day, Kindness of the Holy Family
Meditation: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph are models of all the virtues which lead to holiness. The kindness of the Holy Family sanctified all...
Novena to the Holy Family: Second Day, The Intercession of the Holy Family
Meditation: When we pray for one another we show how deep is our love. Jesus taught us to pray as a family prays. At home, He began...
Novena to the Holy Family: First Day, Devotion to the Holy Family
Meditation: God established the home at Nazareth as a model for all the homes in the world. Therein was Joseph, devout and just, kind,...
Luke 2:41-50, The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
The parents of Jesus used to go every year to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover, and when he was twelve they went up for the...