July 19.  With a name like Abrahams the family had been Jewish for generations, but, like many, some of them had converted to Christianity somewhere along the way.   At the same time the Jewish feasts, especially the Passover, was precious to them, especially the elderly who appreciated how it had become part of Christian tradition too.  Their three generations regularly joined their Jewish friends and their family to share the Passover meal.

Scripture: The time that the sons of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.  And at the end all the hosts of the Lord went out of the land of Egypt.  This was a night of watching by the Lord, so this same night is a night of watching kept to the Lord by all the sons of Israel throughout their generations. Exodus 12:37-42.    Pope Francis:  The Second Vatican Council stated that lay spirituality will take its particular character from the circumstances of married and family life.  AL313.   From our faith experience and from the wisdom accumulated over centuries, but also from lessons learned from our many weaknesses and failures, we, the believers of the different religions, know that our witness to God benefits our societies. FT274.   JUBILEE. May the witness of believers be for our world a leaven of authentic hope, a harbinger of new heavens and a new earth (cf. 2 Pet 3:13), where men and women will dwell in justice and harmony, in joyful expectation of the fulfilment of the Lord’s promises. .SNC 25. Act and pray. For the needs of families, especially grandparents and the elderly.