CHRISTMAS DAY 5. HOLY FAMILY SUNDAY
29 December. Holy Family Sunday. Read, reflect, share, pray. This special day, the 1st Sunday after Christmas, that commemorates the Holy Family of Joseph, Mary and Jesus, calls on every human family to be a holy family. Holy most simply means whole or complete, not…
CHRISTMAS DAY 4. FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS
28 December. Holy innocents. Read, reflect, share, pray. Lifegiving and lifedestroying. Matthew’s gospel tells the story of the three foreign Wise Men bringing gifts. It also tells how King Herod out of jealousy and fear about a possible new king of the Jews…
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. ST JOHN EVANGELIST
27 December. St John. Apostle and evangelist. Read, reflect, share, pray. The apostle John is often described in the gospels as ‘the one whom Jesus loved.” He was also chosen to remain with the early Christian community for a long time as a witness of God’s love….
DAY OF GOODWILL PEACE AND HOPE.
26 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. Day of Goodwill. The United Nations Secretary General, a sad and hurting man, awoke on Christmas morning to a new hope, a new dream. “You worldly wise men, so-called leaders of the world, who debate and…
CHRISTMAS DAY. CHILDREN OF THE PEACE PILGRIMAGE AND PEACE IN OUR COMMON HOME. DAY 10
25 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. Christmas Day. Love, peace, joy. Grandad Joseph continued the Children’s Peace Pilgrimage story, “While the adults and family members looked on, the children did praise God, sing and dance through the night, as the…
CHRISTMAS EVE. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE DAY 9
A very blessed and loving Christmas to you all our readers. See my Christmas image and an extra special story for our time. . 24 December. Christmas Eve. Read, reflect, share, pray. The Peace Children’s message from Jesus. The 2025 Jubilee Year with the theme…
ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE DAY 8. CHILDREN MEET
SPECIAL NOTICE. Each day during Christmas time I will also include a story from my collection over the years. Many of these are used in the Radio Veritas Family Matters Christmas programmes on Wednesdays from 9-10. Today’s story is the original Rowland Christmas…
ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE. DAY 7.
22 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. As the time for the pilgrimage grew closer other people began to take an interest, especially as war in Israel had again been so much in the news and everyone had their opinions. Some politicians and business people and those…
ADVENT. A CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE DAY 6. SHARING STORIES.
21 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. Sharing stories. First Brother Francis sent messages to other Franciscan brothers all over the world. They found many boys and girls who had suffered when there had been war in their countries and they began to…
ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE DAY 5. CONVERSION
20 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. Conversion. When Busi was old enough he was sent to the local mission school. That was where he heard more about Jesus, the greatest king of all, a strong king who did not make war but believed in peace. Busi…
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