Episode Transcript
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Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family.
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Bringing together the two words,
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Holy and Family,
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would seem to be an odd combination
for many people in our world today.
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For many the word Holy is itself a somewhat foreign word
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and speaks of things not of this world.
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The word family, while itself familiar to us,
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can bring a diversity of images to mind and heart.
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And even as we bring these two words,
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holy and family, together
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for our celebration of the very particular family
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of Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
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they can seem to be at odds with an
image presented to us in today’s gospel.
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Mary’s words to Jesus are somewhat startling,
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“My child why have you done this to us?
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See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.”
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And yet,
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as we listen and hear Mary’s words
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it may just be that we hear where the holiness of
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all our families and the family of the Church actually sits.
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As Saint Paul reminds us, it is with the forgiveness,
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compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness,
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patience and love between us
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in all our relationships
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that the holiness of God shines out!
