Post Communion · Dec 31, 2006 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
Holy Family – Sunday in the Octave of Christmas: POST COMMUNION (2)
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Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Most merciful Father, cause those whom You restore by the heavenly sacraments to imitate the model of the Holy Family without ceasing, so that, after the hardships of this world, we may attain its eternal fellowship. We could say “their” rather than “its” for the Holy Family, but I am sticking to the singular for the family “unit”.
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