The Holy Family
Gospel – Matthew 2:13-15,19-23
“So, Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him, left that night for Egypt……So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him, went back to the land of Israel.” Getting up, taking the child and his mother, and moving to the destination indicated by the angel of the Lord is being the Holy Family. Because the life of the Holy Family revolves around the Holy Child, Jesus. Joseph follows the instructions of the angel of the Lord, follows the Word of God. Mary follows Joseph. Prophecies about the Jesus is being fulfilled through their actions. Jesus is the centre of their life. We can also become part of this Holy family. Putting Jesus in centre of our life is the way to become part of this Holy Family. To put Jesus in the centre of our life, we must get up, get up from our comfort zones; we must detach from our plans. Then we must take Jesus and his mother and move together. That means, we must act with love to put Jesus in the midst of our life. Whenever we act with love for the other, we put Jesus in our midst. Sometimes we get up, we make sacrifices, but we forget to act with love, we forget to smile. Let’s reflect: Are we getting up from our comforts to put Jesus in the midst of our life and become part of the Holy Family?
Friday 30 December
