• All the readings together
• Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
• Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
• Colossians 3:12-21
• Luke 2:22-40
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CORE MESSAGE
Holy families don't "just happen" ... if we want our families to be holy we have to live intentionally.
WISDOM FROM THE HOLY FATHER
Pope Francis on Family
“And I want to repeat these three words: please, thank you, sorry. Three essential words! We say please so as not to be forceful in family life: “May I please do this? Would you be happy if I did this?”. We do this with a language that seeks agreement. We say thank you, thank you for love! But be honest with me, how many times do you say thank you to your wife, and you to your husband? How many days go by without uttering this word, thanks! And the last word: sorry. We all make mistakes and on occasion someone gets offended in the marriage, in the family, and sometimes—I say—plates are smashed, harsh words are spoken but please listen to my advice: don’t ever let the sun set without reconciling. Peace is made each day in the family: “Please forgive me”, and then you start over. Please, thank you, sorry! Shall we say them together? [They reply “yes”] Please, thank you and sorry. Let us say these words in our families! To forgive one another each day!”
Recorded Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in Thibodaux, Louisiana. © Fr. Mark Toups, 2014
COMING JANUARY 2014!
THE HOLY MASS:
Why do we do what we do at Mass?
Class 1
Who determines how we worship God?
Tuesday, January 6 from 6-7:30 p.m. > in the church
Saturday, January 10 from 8:15-9:45 a.m. > in the church
> Will also be available through YouTube
Class 2
The Passover Meal:
Why was it important and how does it connect to Mass
Tuesday, January 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. > in the church
Saturday, January 17 from 8:15-9:45 a.m. > in the church
> Will also be available through YouTube
The Liturgy of the Word
Tuesday, January 27 from 6-7:30 p.m. > in the church
Saturday, January 24 from 8:15-9:45 a.m. > in the church
> Will also be available through YouTube
Class 4
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Tuesday, February 3 from 6-7:30 p.m. > in the church
Saturday, January 31 from 8:15-9:45 a.m. > in the church
> Will also be available through YouTube
Class 5
True Presence: Is the Eucharist really Jesus?
Tuesday, February 10 from 6-7:30 p.m. > in the church
Saturday, February 7 from 8:15-9:45 a.m. > in the church
> Will also be available through YouTube
