30/12/2025
The Holy Family is close to every family in its hardships says Archbishop
“God encourages and comforts each of us according to our state of life: as husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, children and young people; as wider family members and single people; the elderly, the widowed, and as families who feel fragile, wounded, or incomplete,” he said in a pastoral letter issued for the feast of the Holy Family, Sunday Dec 28.
He added: “The Holy Family stands close to the members of every home as, moment by moment, we trust that God is present, even when the way forward seems unclear.” Wilson said Mary, Joseph and Jesus had “experienced upheaval and danger.
They were refugees who fled to Egypt for safety, a reminder to us all to welcome those in need. Joseph kept faithful to what God had revealed, and Mary held everything in prayerful trust. (cf. Mt 2:13–23). When our own families face uncertainty, illness, grief, or broken relationships, we too need to hold fast in faith and prayer.”
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