WHO CARES?
More children than ever before are being cared for by people other than their parents. More elderly people are being cared for by people other than their children than at any other time in history. These trends are not all bad. Some of this care for children and the elderly is Christ-centered. It is an expression of compassion for those in difficult circumstances. Nevertheless, the Lord's plan in general is for parents to be the primary care-givers for their children and children for their parents.
This care is humanly impossible to give. This can motivate us to cry out to God and receive His gift of unconditional love. This will then make our families "holy families." For our families to begin to become holy, it is necessary "to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers" (Mal 3:24). Then they will care and pray for one another and by God's grace be holy.
As Herod tried to destroy the Holy Family (see Mt 2:13), so new Herods are trying to destroy your family and its holiness. Protect your family by sacrificially and unconditionally loving your parents and children. Be holy.
Oración: Father, may our families be holy as You are holy (see 1 Pt 1:16).
Promesa: "You who are wives, be submissive to your husbands. This is your duty in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives. Avoid any bitterness toward them." —Col 3:18-19
Alabanza: Praise Jesus, Who taught us how to live and love in a human family.
Rescripto: †Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, May 28, 2010
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