Our Holy Families

From Our Lay Directors:  

De Colores brothers and sisters in Christ! 

In the Catholic Church, the month of February is dedicated to the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The Holy Family are a wonderful model for us and our families, with their example of holiness, and domestic virtue, love, unity and submission to God’s will. 

I can’t help but think of how family changes throughout the years. For myself I’ve gone from simply being a daughter and sister, to becoming a wife and mom and on to a mother-inlaw, stepmom … you get the picture. Life is ever changing! But the important thing is what we do with these changes and how we allow God to teach us, use us, and guide us through these changes.   

Mary and Joseph loved Jesus and each other dearly and devoted their lives to protecting and providing as best they could and allowing God’s will to come to fruition. I’m certain they also struggled at times with the young child and adolescent Jesus as they were human and so was he. They were no different than us in many ways.  

Are you having struggles within your family? Are the kids and grandkids growing so quickly, not taking time for weekly mass? Is there a fight to balance technology time with family time? Are texting and emailing taking over face to face communication within your family?  

Some of our challenges are very different than those of the Holy Family! But like them, we need to pray and ask God’s guidance and strength. And we need to submit to God’s will in all circumstances. We also need to do our best to be good examples of Christ to one another every day. Changes and challenges within our families will never stop, but neither will our prayers! 

May the blessings of the Holy Family fill and strengthen you and your families during this winter season! 

Yours in Christ, 

Karen Fritsch  (kittyrg1967@gmail.com)

Troy Peebles  (tpeebles1007@gmail.com)