FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS. LIFEGIVING AND LIFEDESTROYING ACTS
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,…
ST JOHN THE APOSTLE. WITNESS OF GOD’S LOVE
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…
A CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE DAY 9. DAY OF GOODWILL SA
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…
A CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE DAY 4.
21 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. 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 often listened to stories…
CAN MY JOY BE A CHRISTMAS GIFT TO ALL OF GOD’S CREATION?
2023 MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 20 DECEMBER Please consider making a gift donation to MARFAM this Christmas to help us in our ministry for eco-friendly families. We’re into the 3rd week of Advent, Sunday was Gaudete Sunday, so this week could be seen as…
CHILDRENS’ PEACE PILGRIMAGE STORY. day 2.
(For the full story download from the MARFAM website or get the booklet from [email protected]) 19 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. Grandpa Joseph had been a catechist and had studied some of the history of Israel, the Holy Land, where Jesus lived and died…
A CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE. Day 1.
A CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE. A Christmas parable for our time for families and family-minded people. Published in daily installments from 18 to 26 December. Also published in full as part of the monthly pdf for December….
SUNDAY ADVENT 3. LIVE IN JOY!
“O come, o come Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel.” 17 December. Sunday Advent 3B. Live in Joy! Three candles are lit on the Advent wreath and we…
FORGIVING IS NOT FORGETTING.
In the light of the ongoing conflict in Palestine the passage from Pope Francis Fratelli Tutti part of which was preached in Jordan in 2014 is most relevant. Would Bishop Tutu say the same? 16 December. Day of Reconciliation. This is a special South…
ARRIVE ALIVE
December 15. December 11th. Arrive alive. In an end-of-the-year project the children had made a poster of the 10 Commandments. “Which ones should we be aware of at this time, I wonder,” Mom had asked. “Probably all of them” was the answer. “But let us pray around…
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