We thank God for our parents and families, and with God's grace and help we forgive our parents and all who have in any way hurt us. Feast of the Holy Family - MQP Church in JLW Parish - December 26th, 2021

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Feast of the Holy Family

Holy because of Jesus the Holy One, the Son of God, 
because of Mary the Immaculate One,
and because of Joseph the Just One

What has been your experience of family?
- your family of origin?
your own family now?

What is God's plan for us?
- fullness of life
 - in the intimacy of the Most Holy Trinity
- beginning now
-lasting and developing on and on forever

Intimacy: to know the other who loves us and whom we love,
and to be known by the other who loves us and whom we love
= to belong

That is God's plan...

What has been our reality?
- our experience of family?
- my experience of family?
- your experience of family?

FATHER?

- that a father be a reflection of God's fatherhood and paternity

MOTHER?

- that a mother be a reflection of God's motherhood and maternity

THE LOVE OF A FATHER AND MOTHER FOR EACH OTHER

- that the love of a man and woman, a father and mother for each other be a reflection of God's love given to us in Jesus and in the Holy Spirit

We have probably all been disappointed, perhaps even hurt by our family, by our parents

Whatever has been hurt... God wants to comfort....

Whatever has been wounded... God wants to heal....

Whatever has been broken... God wants to repair....

God's life, love, and healing passes through the gates of our heart....

We close the gates of our heart when we carry resentment and do not forgive....

TO FORGIVE - TO LET GO (demonstrate) (1)

TO FORGIVE = TO SINCERELY DESIRE GOOD FOR THE OTHER (2)

AND TO ASK GOD TO BLESS THE OTHER (3)

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE = PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS & BLESSING

Begin with confession and repentance

Prayer of forgiveness - letting go - desiring good for the ones who have hurt or disappointed us - asking for the grace to desire good for them

Asking God to actually bless them (pour live hot coals of burning divine love over them so that the love of God may burn down through them and purify them, make them new....

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