May 29. Family love.  SEE.   Fr William reflected:When Pope Leo visited four different countries in Africa earlier in April he carried a number of messages with him.  Peace, in the midst of the US-IRAN war was uppermost in everyone’s minds.  He spoke about unity, diplomacy and dialogue, about the evils of war and the terrible injustices and the suffering of innocent civilians.  But wars are being waged in many places and each of the countries he visited knows the experience of internal strife, on ethnic, political or even religious grounds. Both Pope Francis and Pope Leo have expressed the view that the world is experiencing World War III, being waged piecemeal.  Both have spoken repeatedly of love, God’s love, lived as human love and love for all of creation and hope for peace in the world.   Where and how can, should and does love begin, if not in families and the Church as the Family of God.                      

JUDGE. Reflect, share. Scripture.  Beloved,  the end of all things is at hand; therefore keep sane and sober for your prayers.  Above all hold unfailing your love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins.   Practice hospitality ungrudgingly to one another. As each has received a gift employ it for one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace. 1 Peter 4:7-13.  Pope Francis:  Why are we here? What need does the earth have of us? We need to see that what is at stake is our own dignity. Leaving an inhabitable planet to future generations is first and foremost up to us. It has to do with the ultimate meaning of our earthly sojourn. LS 160. 

Pope Leo in Equatorial Guinea 22 April 2026 heard the testimony of a couple. “Dear friends, you have come to this gathering with your families. They are the fertile soil in which your human and Christian growth, like a young and delicate tree, sinks its roots. For this reason, I want to invite everyone to thank the Lord together for the gift of your loved ones. As Purificación and Jaime Antonio have suggested, entrust yourselves to the Lord, so that your families may grow in unity and welcome life as a gift to be cherished and nurtured, as we journey toward the Lord, the Lord who is the way, and the truth and the life.”

Act and Pray.   Thank God for the gift of parental love and pray for all parent-child relationships to be centres of love.