Sunday

29 Dec 2024

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Cycle C Click here for all content for this cycle Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Cycle C

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28  Hannah receives a child in answer to her prayers, and she surrenders him as promised.

Psalm 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10 or 128:1-2, 3, 4-5  The house of the Lord is a lovely dwelling place for those who come to praise God.

Colossians 3:12-21 or 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24  We are God's children, which is why the world does not recognize us.

Luke 2:41-52  Jesus isn't lost; it's his good parents who have some catching up to do.

More resources for the month available in Seasonal notes.

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Homilist’s overview of December

Liturgical themes and feasts

Jubilee 2025 officially begins the day after Christmas. Be sure to plan and post the special ways your parish will be commemorating the Jubilee theme, "Pilgrims of Hope."

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

One’s own experience of family is extremely important in one’s faith development. God calls us to a larger understanding of family than just our family of origin. Both these statements are true.

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Featured Exploring the Word

Who are the children of God?

"Beloved, we are God's children now." That is such a beautiful idea I can't help repeating it from John's letter.

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Homily stories

A family recipe worth passing down

“Careful, you’re scaring the normals,” Michael Berzatto’s cousin warns him when he throws a fork across the table at Christmas Eve dinner in the “Fishes” episode of the hit show The Bear.

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Homily stories

Mistaken identity

I remember when one of our daughters got lost at an amusement park. She was 4 or 5 years old, and I remember how terrified my wife and I were.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.

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Quotes

A happy family is but an earlier heaven. 

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Browse the library

Browse our library for additional Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Cycle C material.

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Take Five weekly

29 Dec 2024

Click here to view the Take Five weekly for December 29, 2024.

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