Episode Transcript
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Hello, we are the Grogan family.
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My name is Joseph.
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My name is Alice.
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I'm Caroline.
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And I am John.
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We would like to invite you to join us in prayer,
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as we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family.
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Let us pause and reflect
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on the year that has been,
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the joys and challenges we have faced together,
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and the many blessings we received
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throughout the year.
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Beyond local and global extremities,
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the Holy Family of Jesus, Mother Mary and Saint Joseph,
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offer steadfast faith, hope,
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mercy and love.
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Growing up largely without a mother,
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we cherish Mother Mary
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and the holistic blessings of the Holy Family.
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May we pray in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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Amen.
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Loving and merciful God,
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we come before You as a family,
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grateful for the year we have shared.
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We give thanks for the moments of joy,
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the strength You provided in times of difficulty,
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and the love and grace that sustains us through it all.
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As we reflect on this past year,
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we remember the families
who might be facing difficulties.
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Those who are grieving,
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those separated from loved ones,
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and those who struggle to find peace.
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May You comfort them.
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May we always have open hearts to extend Your love
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to those who need it most.
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As 2024 comes to an end,
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please guide us as we continue to work
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towards being more like the Holy Family.
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Loving, patient, and compassionate.
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May we grow closer to You O Lord and to each other.
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May we find joy in the simple moments together.
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We pray for families who have loved ones
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who are facing health challenges.
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May they feel the strength of
Your healing presence each day.
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Surround them with hope and the assurance
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that they are never alone.
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May they find solace in the
support of those around them.
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Help them to feel the peace that comes
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from Your loving embrace.
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We thank you God for the
blessings of medical expertise
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and communal warmth.
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Please heal and comfort all in need,
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including my sister Alice
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and our father John.
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Please help us to lift up
young people in our community,
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to grow in spirituality, wisdom, and compassion.
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Inspire our Youth and Young Adult ministries,
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including our parish,
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to nurture faith, fun and friendship.
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Guide them as they navigate the challenges of life.
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May our youth always feel supported and encouraged
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by their families and friends.
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May they find strength and purpose in Your love,
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as they become leaders of tomorrow.
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Holy Family of Nazareth,
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pray for us and for all families,
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that we may be sources of light and justice
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in our communities.
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May we always support and uplift one another.
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May we share the love of Christ
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with everyone we meet.
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Please guide, guard, and bless Catholic missionaries
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around the world,
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including all serving in Australian Indigenous communities,
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and in Timor-Leste, and across the Pacific.
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I personally pray for our MSC Brethren
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in Kiribati.
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As we conclude this prayer,
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let us carry forward the spirit of the Holy Family,
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sharing kindness and understanding during this time,
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and in the new year to come.
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Please bless our inspirational
Archbishop Mark Coleridge
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and his legacy.
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Please help our Clergy,
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our Religious and Lay-Religious communities,
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including the Order of Malta,
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and our Parish communities,
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to continue serving people in need
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and protecting our Christian faith.
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As a family,
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we also ask God to bless our friends
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in the Skaff family,
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the Marshall family,
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the Ambrose family
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and the Ziegenfusz family.
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As St Pope John Paul II reflected,
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“As the family goes, so goes the nation
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and so goes the whole world in which we live”.
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Holy Family,
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pray for us.
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May God Bless you.
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In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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Amen.
