You may listen to the novena recited in the video at the bottom of this email.
The special intention for this day is for:
All Families
We often think of the Holy Family as a family without struggles. God, of course, was their center and their strength, but God called Jesus, Mary, and Joseph to a great self-emptying love.
Joseph took to himself a young maiden with a child not his own, believing in the darkness that this faithful, protecting love would serve God's plan. Mary watched her Son grow to the fullness of manhood, only to be murdered. And Jesus enfleshed the enduring love of His Father despite the cost to those He loved, and to Himself.
Let us pray:
God, grace us with the fidelity, courage, and love of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Be for us a still point and a resting place in this life where we must see all with the eyes of faith to be true to our call.
Like Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we embrace this human journey, despite its times of doubt and fear, because today and always You are our security and our strength. We ask this through the intercession of the family of Nazareth, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all Christian families. Amen.
