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It’s Our Turn Now: Family Reflection Video

It’s Our Turn Now: Family Reflection Video

Strengthening family unity

Preparing to leave can be hard…

Yesterday, I heard the eulogy for a friend’s father and realized the hope and prayer Jesus speaks of today are at work in our lives, even as we advance in years. Surrounded by this man’s close friends and family, I saw how we are all encouraged by even just one person to grow in faith, including when we leave them behind.

St. Paul quotes Jesus in saying “it is more blessed to give than to receive.” Today, let us take some time to reflect on what we’ve received so that we too can give; through our prayers, keeping watch, and strengthening the faith and love for God and our family.

Have we been giving or receiving lately?

May God bless you and your families this holy day!

About Father David Marcham

Father David S. Marcham is a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston and serves as Vice Postulator and Guild Director of the Cause for Canonization of Venerable Patrick Peyton. Before entering St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts, he worked for eleven years as a physical therapist in Boston-area hospitals. Ordained in 2005, Father David was assigned to St. Mary Parish in Franklin, Massachusetts. His involvement in Father Peyton’s Cause began in 2007, when he assisted Father George Lucas, C.S.C., in advancing the Cause for Canonization. Appointed Vice Postulator in 2009, Father David oversees the progress of the Cause, directs the Guild, and promotes devotion to Father Peyton’s legacy of family prayer.