Jesus, Mary, & Joseph: Pray for us!
Why does family matter?
God could have entered our world any way that he wished. So why did he choose to enter as a baby into a human family?
"The Christian family is a communion of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2205). If we are made in the image and likeness of God, then we are made in the design of and meant for family. We can't escape it.
All the best movies and stories involve, at some level, a family. We know the pain, too, when family is dysfunctional or how it can be a wounding environment, but God is always desiring to pour out his healing mercies and grace when we ask for his aid.
Today we honor and ask for the intercession of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, and ask that we can ground our own families in God's grace and peace.
Consider watching this video from Bishop Barron about the mystery of the Trinity in which every family takes its mold and finds its calling:
"May Christ the Lord, the Universal King, the King of Families, be present in every Christian home as he was at Cana, bestowing light, joy, serenity, and strength.”