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The Feast of the Holy Family (Cycle C)
The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Lectionary: 17 Reading 1 - Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 Reading 2 - Col 3:12-21 Alleluia - Col 3:15a,16a Gospel - Lk 2:41-52 Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety … Today is the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Pope Leo XIII established this holy day in the late 19th century (1893) to highlight the “importance of the Holy Family to the world as a model for every human virtue necessary for human growth,” … it is day when the Church calls on us to reflect upon the profound mystery of family life, as exemplified by Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Although scripture does not capture much about family interactions during the childhood of Jesus; what we absolutely do know, is that God chose to enter our fallen human condition through his incarnation by the Virgin Mary in order to experience the fullness of human society within the context...