Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph - Matthew 2:13-23
Today’s Gospel begins with an angel
appearing to Joseph in a dream. The angel tells him: “Rise, take the
child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you." The
angel warns Joseph that Herod is searching for the child and his plan is to
kill the child.
On hearing these words, Joseph
immediately took Mary and Jesus and they began the long journey to Egypt.
They stayed in Egypt until they received word of Herod’s death. Because Joseph was afraid of Herod’s
successor, he took Mary and Jesus to Nazareth to fulfill the words of the
prophet, “He shall be called a Nazorean.”
Many
people in our world fear returning to their homelands due to violence and
war. What can you and I do to make our
world more loving and more peace-filled? Let us to strive to act and
respond lovingly to the people and the situations that we encounter as we go
about our daily routine today. We may not be able to change the world,
but we can strive to make our "little corner of the world” a more loving
and joyful place. Who knows? The actions of one person may
make your little corner of the world a
brighter and more loving place.
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