WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES 22 JUNE DAY 1. Family love as a vocation and as a way of holiness,
The DAILY THOUGHTS for these days, following the usual format, are developed from the conference themes and guidelines, with brief anecdotes and the scripture readings of the day. June 22. World Meeting of Families opening day. Conference 1. Family love....
ANOTHER WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES.
I think I can quite honestly say that the WMOF is an important part of my family ministry journey. It is certainly important in the story of MARFAM – the Marriage and Family Life Renewal Ministry that was formally established at the end of the 1994...
WMOF NOVENA DAY 9. UNITY IN FAMILIES
June 21. WMOF Novena 9. Unity in Families. Bernadette thought to herself, “Much of what the church is teaching us seems to be kind of negative, “don't do this, or look at the problem side.” When I was confirmed I decided to put this positive message on my wall in my...
WMOF NOVENA DAY 8. Divorce support
June 20. WMOF Novena day 8. Focus on divorce and separation. Mrs Mbambana got very annoyed with the behaviour of a group of Grade 11s. They were constantly in trouble and acted defiantly when she called them to order. “I think I should call your parents in,” she...
CORPUS CHRISTI, FATHERS DAY ++
June 19. WMFO Novena Day 7. Focus on widows and widowers. Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Fathers’ Day. Peter was delighted to be invited to...
POVERTY. WMOF NOVENA DAY 6
June 18. WMFO Novena Day 6. Focus on Poverty. Which girl, or boy, for that matter, hasn't stood in front of their cupboard before a party and said, “I've got nothing to wear?” It's funny that Jesus chose practical examples, but maybe in an...
FAMILY VIOLENCE. WMOF NOVENA DAY 5
June 17. WMFO Novena Day 5. Focus on Family Violence. The YCS group, to which Patrick belonged, had members who came from rich families as well as poor families, with most of them in between. Their chaplain led a meditation on the topic...
JUNE 16 YOUTH DAY. WMOF NOVENA DAY 4
June 16. Youth Day SA. WMFO Novena Day 4. Focus on extended families. Deacon Morris had been one of the young people involved in the Soweto uprising of 1976. At this time as a grandfather and, in a sense the patriarch in the wider family, he looked back...
PRAYING FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN. WMOF NOVENA DAY 3
June 15. WMFO Novena Day 3. Focus on Grandparents, praying for our grandchildren. Patrick said to his gran, “You know what, in the mission Fr G told us fasting and almsgiving isn't only for Lent, it is for any time and you shouldn't show...
CHILDREN BELONG IN FAMILIES AND FATHERS DO TOO.
June, in South Africa, is Youth month and June, on our 2022 Family Year Planner, has as its theme “Children belong in families,” which can include children from young to adolescent. Every year, almost right after Youth Day on 16th June, we commemorate Fathers’...
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