Sunday 28 December

THE HOLY FAMILY

Sirach 3:2-6,12-14, Psalm 128, Col. 3:12-21,
Luke 2:22-40.

Jesus’ family.

God’s love for his Son drove him to find the very best human environment for Jesus Christ. The world was ‘his oyster.’ A palace with nannies, a sheikdom with wealth, an eastern kingdom with attentive amahs? No, He selected Mary, a young girl, without sin, from a remote village. God had faith in Mary and Joseph to love and cherish His Son. To bring Him to manhood in a loving family. We too have faith in God’s plan.