Salvation is realized in actions that are the everyday part of family life.
Why should the fatherly love of Joseph not have had an influence on the filial love of Jesus? And vice versa why should the filial love of Jesus not have had an influence on the fatherly love of Joseph, thus leading to a further deepening of their unique relationship? (John Paul II, Redemptoris Custos)
Joseph formed Jesus, and Jesus formed Joseph.
God became man so that man could become God. (St. Athanasius).
What everyday parts of your family life need to be purified so as to become more like acts appropriate for salvation?
- Holding onto and replaying wounds from long ago; exaggerating faults and sleights
- Holding onto guilt and shame that prevent me from living in the moment and being generous, open, and honest with the people God places before me now.
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