Saints + Scripture: Feast of the Holy Family

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Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

The primary purpose of this feast is to present the Holy family as a model for Christian families.

Scripture of the Week
Mass Readings—Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, & Joseph
The Book of Sirach, chapter three, verses two thru six, twelve, thirteen, & fourteen;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-eight (R/. cf. one), verses one & two, three, & four& five;
The Letter to the Colossians, chapter three, verses twelve thru twenty-one
(or, the Letter to the Colossians, chapter three, verses twelve thru seventeen);
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter two, verses thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, & nineteen thru twenty-three.

Commentary: Video reflection by Father Greg Friedman, O.F.M. (U.S.C.C.B.): Daily Reflection.

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Papal Quote o' the Day

"Would it not be beautiful if Christmas were to generate the inner Christ within us: a habit of meditation, a living memory of the great Mystery that we have solemnly commemorated; a persuasion of faith, now acquired & confirmed? We must live our lives in union with Christ's life."
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1979, feast day: 29 May)

Saint Quote o' the Day

"On that blessed night the sweet infant Jesus, scarcely an hour old, filled the darkness of my soul with floods of light. By becoming weak & little for love of me, He made me strong & brave."
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)