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Ten Qualities of the Holy Family
The Feast of the Holy Family on December 29 offers a beautiful opportunity to reflect on the qualities that define a holy family. I draw these qualities from the biblical and liturgical readings for the feast. They include Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28; Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17; 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24; and Luke…
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Thousands of pilgrims attended Saint Peter’s Square in Rome on Sunday, October 18, 2015, to witness the canonization of Marie-Azelie and Louis Martin, the parents of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus. Canonization of the Holy Spouses During the homily in the serenity of the solemn Eucharistic celebration, the Holy Father Pope Francis stated: “The…
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