As I sit and have my cup of coffee with Jesus on this beautiful day, I am celebrating the feast of the HOLY FAMILY. I can’t help but think about FAMILY at this time of the year. We have biological families, we have adopted families and foster families, and we have those special people we call family. Today, I give thanks to God for all the families who have been a part of my life. I remember those family members who have already passed, and I thank God for the gifts they shared with me in this life.
What makes a family holy is its desire to stay together. This requires FORGIVENESS, LOVE and MERCY time and time again. I’ve never met a family that did not have issues, but if they had love, I knew they could work through anything. Today is a great day to remember that we need to FORGIVE! If there is somebody in your family who has hurt you, has caused dissension in the family, who struggles with addiction or mental illness, today FORGIVE. Turn to God, mention them by name, and ask God to give you the grace to FORGIVE. That does not mean that you don’t need to have boundaries or that problems will disappear. It just means you have given it to God.
Today, we honor The HOLY FAMILY by showing love to our own Family, by loving them, by forgiving them! May you be blessed, and may Jesus bless all our families. And to my families, thank you for loving me!
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Good morning Monsignor Craig…. ☕ Thank you for this wonderful message…🙂 May you have a BLESSED day!🙏❤🤩
Buon Giorno Monsignor,
Families are the glue which keeps us and the world going. Sometimes, we painfully realize our chosen families care and love us more than our biological ones. Forgiveness is a difficult pill to swallow, but once you pass the threshold, your heart will be lessened. Its painful to hold anger, sadness, frustration and dissension amongst your family. Just as you suggested Monsignor, I’ve been praying fervently to help me, our Father began healing my heavy heart; my severed relationship has begun the mending process.
May you relish your Holy Family
God Bless you
What a beautiful message. I pray for my family daily and hope while I’m still alive we can all get together once again and be the close family we once were. I never give out hope!
Thank you for the beautiful message of forgiveness. We work at it everyday. Our family has so much love for each other Petty issues can cause so much frustration but, in the end we know how important it is to keep working each day through prayer. We all work better together.