Reflection

Saints Mary and Joseph Cathedral Parish

Saints Mary and Joseph Cathedral Parish

Weekend Mass Times:

Saturday Vigil - 6pm

Sunday - 8am, 10 am and 5.30 pm

REFLECTION - Marriage and Family Week

THEME - Family: Passing on the Faith .

Parents often are unaware that from the moment of birth their children learn about God and experience God’s love through ordinary, everyday expressions of care and nurturing. In the home, faith is integrated and nurtured in the ebb and flow of daily life. Parents have the great privilege of being ‘God’s love with skin on’ for their children. The way parents love and relate to their children, day in and day out, in good times and  bad, is the most powerful influence on their spiritual formation.

Sometimes it is useful to take stock, and perhaps make resolutions to improve or renew the faith life of our families. It could be a simple custom rediscovered, such as saying Grace before meals, or placing a crucifix or other sacred image in the house or it may mean attending Mass more often.

For a Christian parent, the calling to pass on faith may initially seem very daunting but in reality it is very much a part of ordinary daily life. 

Colossians 3:12-21

As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord[a] has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Rules for Christian Households

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart.

The Gospel of the Lord

WE PRAY

God of love, you gave us families in which we can grow up to experience love and

mature in faith. May we learn to support our family members so that we can continue

to grow in faith. We ask this through Christ our Lord, 

Amen.