Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. We are all born into (and a part of) the network of relationships called the family. Within the beautiful structure of families, we are called to build and REPAIR our imperfect relationships: to REPAIR our communication, to REPAIR our divisions, and to REPAIR our bonds with one another. May we pray for the grace through the intercession of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, to truly be Holy Families, renewed and REPAIRED by God’s grace.

Come, come Emmanuel. Son of God appear. Heaven and earth rejoice. Salvation is drawing NEAR! Salvation is drawing NEAR! Happy Christmas Eve eve! We are a day away from celebrating the birth of our Savior. Our God desires to draw NEAR to us and as a sign of His unfathomable love, he enters into the fullness of our humanity by being made Incarnate. As we draw NEAR to our family, friends, and loved ones in celebration of Christ’s birth, may we truly express and share the love of Christ who desires to draw ever more NEAR to us His children. Christmas blessings of peace, love, and joy, to all of you and your loved ones! We hope to see you at one of our Christmas Masses this weekend.