The Feast of the Holy Family is a beautiful and deeply meaningful celebration in the Catholic Church that honors Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as the model of love, unity, and virtue within a family.
This feast highlights the sanctity and importance of family life, reflecting on how the Holy Family of Nazareth lived in faith, humility, and obedience to God. It provides an opportunity to meditate on the virtues of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, inspiring families to emulate their love, patience, and dedication.
The liturgy for the Feast of the Holy Family is rich with symbolism and scripture that illuminate its majesty. Readings often include passages such as Colossians 3:12-21, which encourages virtues like compassion, kindness, and forgiveness within families, and the Gospel recounting the early life of Jesus. The prayers and hymns elevate the beauty of the day, offering praise to God for the gift of family and the example of the Holy Family.
Today is The Feast of the Holy Family. It is a majestic reminder of the sacredness of family, a celebration that radiates beauty through its message of faith, love, and hope. It invites everyone to reflect on their own family life and seek the grace to grow closer to God and one another.
This is an illustration of mine, I used the Sketchbook app on my iPad to get it done.
Hopefully you enjoy it! God bless 🙏
Beautiful rendering and blog post… I always wondered what it was like with Jesus growing up as a child in Nazareth, and travelling to Jerusalem during the Holidays to celebrate Hanukkah and Sukkot … did he know who he was at that early age? The Lord and Saviour of the Universe …. Was he performing miracles as we read in the infancy Gospel of Thomas ? So many wonderful mysteries….
Exactly. So much wonderful mysteries and very interesting to know about. ☺