ADVENT SUNDAY 1. ISAIAH
3 December. Advent 1 B. Isaiah. The 1st Advent candle is lit as we pray.. People were beginning to prepare for the holidays and Fr Teddy reminded them not to forget to talk with God while they were away. Mabel and Joseph were alone in the family home waiting, as…
NOAH’S RAINBOW A SYMBOL FOR COP28?
2 December. Noah and his Family. A well-known and loved story is that of Noah, the ark, the Flood and his family. At some time God was so disappointed in the behaviour and actions of his creatures that he decided to destroy them all. The exception…
DECEMBER 1 WORLD AIDS DAY
FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DECEMBER ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS GO TO https://marfam.org.za/2023/12/01/december-advent-family-thoughts-introduction/ 1 December World AIDS Day. Shame and guilt. Johnson sat thinking back over the last 25 years or so. Although the…
DECEMBER ADVENT FAMILY THOUGHTS INTRODUCTION
DECEMBER – FAMILY, HOPE FOR THE FUTURE DAILY THOUGHTS on www.marfam.org.za, facebook and twitter. Request for email to [email protected]. Abbreviations: Pope Francis:LS = Laudato Si. AL = Amoris Laetitia FT =…
DANIEL THE LIONS AND THE KING
30th November. Daniel and the lion’s den. Mom mused, “Almost every young child already knows the story of Daniel and the lion’s den and how God saved him. Do they know this happened because he was not afraid to lose his life, but he was faithful to God instead of…
CHRIST THE KING. WHEN JESUS WILL BE ALL IN ALL
MARFAM FAMILY E-NEWSLETTER 29 NOVEMBER 2023 What has the month of November meant to each of us? Was it about its final feast of Christ the King? I believe that traditionally Catholics, like me, would have been more in touch with our own beloved dead, maybe…
THE WARNINGS IN THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES
28 November. In very recent times there have been many of the events that Jesus mentioned when he spoke of the end times. Earthquakes, fires, famines and disease have come and there is a constant state of war somewhere in the world. But these things have also been…
SUPPORT THE POOR ESPECIALLY WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
27th November. Widows and orphans are commonly mentioned in the Bible as being poor and needy. We often think of grandmothers caring for grandchildren who are orphaned, having lost one or both parents. There are also youth and child-headed families of…
FEASTDAY OF CHRIST THE KING.
26th November. Sunday. Christ the King. There are many parishes dedicated to Christ the King, but at St Damian’s Fr Teddy had put a crown on the figure on the cross for all to see. He spoke of kings and queens, princes and princesses who hold a rather…
16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GBV
25th November. 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE. This campaign every year from 25 November to 10th December is an opportunity to create awareness, to dialogue and share, for many organisations but also for men and women, at home, school…
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