JUBILEE 2025. SIN AND REPARATION
18 January. Sinners. Jock said, ”Have you ever wondered why so many “tax collectors and sinners” were so keen to follow Jesus? Was it because of a guilty conscience or because they were treated as outcasts and found him open to accepting them? What is a sin, and who…
JUBILEE OF HOPE. CASTING OUT UNCLEAN SPIRITS
January 14. Unclean spirits. Norma had not chosen to become a sex worker. As a teenager she had been lured into prostitution by the promise of a job as a way out of the poverty of her family. By 18 she had become disgusted by the lifestyle. It was when by chance…
2025 FAMILY YEAR PLANNER
Herewith the MARFAM FAMILY YEAR PLANNER – JUBILEE YEAR 2025 IA3 version for downloading. For A4 downloading and printing make the adjustment when printing. 2025 Calendar A3Download
HOPE AND LOVE IN WORD AND DEED
January 7. Words and deeds. Jasmine Naidoo was getting ready for the new school year. She had been teaching for many years and felt as if she had become a little stale. During the holidays she had made a retreat and done much spiritual reading. Although she lived…
An UBUNTU FOR TRUTH PLEDGE for 2025
January 6. A JUBILEE PRAYER. Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of love enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom. May your grace…
FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY. SUNDAY
January 5. Sunday C. Epiphany. Fr Michael, as a Missionary of Africa had worked in many places and had got to know leaders as well as the poor and needy. On the feast of the Epiphany he shared with the congregation, “I have often…
CHRISTMASTIME DAY 10. JANUARY 4.
January 4. Taking stock is an excellent thing, for individuals but for a whole family too. It can be done at the beginning of the year, or regularly, from time to time. Mr Purser suggested, “How are we going to practise our family listening and sharing times this…
CHRISTMASTIME DAY 9. FEAST OF HOLY NAME OF JESUS
January 3. Most Holy Name of Jesus. Bruce always felt a bit awkward talking about religion at home. Most of the family were Catholic but he had never converted from Judaism. He said to himself, “I think that during this Jubilee Year of hope, in the…
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW. FACING THE PAST AND THE FUTURE. CHRISTMASTIME DAY 8
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 2 JANUARY A SPECIAL NEW YEAR BLESSING TO ALL. It appears that there is Irish tradition to open the door at midnight to let the Old Year out and the New Year in. I’m not sure how they manage to do that without falling over each other but…
CHRISTMASTIME DAY 7. JESUS & NEW YEAR’S EVE.
31 December. New Years Eve. JESUS. Read, reflect, share, pray. The name Jesus means Saviour, meaning something active, but it should also be understood as gift. God’s merciful gift of love that he gave to us at Christmas in the Incarnation is not only an…
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