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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
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Here in my hand is an ordinary acorn. Within this small acorn are all the makings of a mighty oak tree. It just needs time, sunlight, water, and earth to grow gradually into a mighty oak. What has happened here in the Northeast of the United States in the last few days? Strong winds and rains have wreaked havoc upon homes and roadways with uprooting trees and snapping branches and causing hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses to lose power. I hope you notice that very few oak trees have been toppled.
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The Apostles Simon and Jude: these guys were on fire! We don’t know much about them. They are paired together in one feast because after Pentecost they evangelized as a team. Maybe they seem to be in the sidelines because each shares his name with other apostles who seem to get more attention.
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Through the Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple, St. Joseph teaches us to commit to God’s plans for our lives.
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Laura Range discusses creative ways for moms of young children to weave the Rosary into family life.
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Today, Saint Paul makes the strong claim that "...the sufferings of this time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed to us." In this bold statement, Saint Paul acknowledges the hard parts of life, but also gives us a reason to persevere; in a word, Saint Paul offers us hope.
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Joseph had longed for that moment for a long time. This journey to the Temple would be another important act in his sacred duty as a Jewish father. He had named the boy and presented Him to the Lord the Temple twelve years before. The boy had been so receptive as Mary and he had schooled Him the ways of the Covenant. At the synagogue, as they heard the Torah and prayed psalms, it seemed that the boy was remembering something that was already deep inside Him. They knew well what the Angel had told them of the boy. Still, to see Him maturing in wisdom and grace was both wondrous and surprising. Now it was time to bring Him to the Temple again. A great moment; yet perhaps they should have expected the unexpected.
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