The Feast of the Holy Family, celebrated this year on December 31, celebrates the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. This feast honors their life together, beginning in Bethlehem, and commemorates their family life as a model for all Christian families.
Coptic Christian traditions say that as the Holy Family journeyed through Egypt, they took a path along the Nile. Along this path stood the famed laurel tree. At the passing of the Divine Child and his parents, the tree bowed in adoration
Preparing us for the feast of the Holy Family, Father Joshua Whitfield reminds us that the task of the Christian family is to make saints — sons and daughters of the Holy Mother Church and citizens of heaven. Christ now elevates the
In the Diocese of Nashville, Bishop J. Mark Spalding has asked Catholics to focus on the Holy Family this Advent.
"The idea came up in praying over the season of Advent and challenges in our world today," Bishop Spalding said.
The diocese has launched
The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on families, but with extra patience and faith, bonds can grow stronger, Pope Francis wrote in a letter released on the feast of the Holy Family.
"Marriage, as a vocation, calls you to steer a tiny boat
A reader asks: “Somebody told me that this past Jan. 1 was not a holy day of obligation. I was surprised to hear it and doubt that this is so. Can you clarify if Jan. 1 is a holy day of obligation?”
Be ready for Mass on the feast of the Holy Family with this week’s Opening the Word Scripture reflection. Catherine Cavadini writes that “the prayers of this Holy Family are but one word: ‘Yes.’ The Catechism tells us that Christ learned to
The pilgrimage of the icon of the Holy Family of Divine Will of Unity and Peace has begun. The icon, written by Melkite Father Samir Rouhana of St. Elias Parish near Haifa, Israel, will be in Lebanon for a month.
The icon of
While Jesus’s earthly life unfolded in time in a particular place and culture, his saving mission was universal. At the heart of Jesus’ preaching was the coming of God’s kingdom on earth with the divine invitation extended to all people transcending time,
Our Sunday Visitor managing editor Scott Warden writes about an experience he recently had with his 17-year-old daughter. As part of a discussion she was having in her senior English class, she asked, “What do parents owe their children, and what do