Collect · Dec 28, 2013 · SESSIUNCULA
WDTPRS: Holy Family – children first learn who God is by knowing their parents
Novus OrdoHoly Family — Dec 27, 2026, Dec 26, 2027, Dec 31, 2028
Deus, qui praeclara nobis sanctae Familiae dignatus es exempla praebere, concede propitius, ut domesticis virtutibus caritatisque vinculis illam sectantes, in laetitia domus tuae praemiis fruamur aeternis.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who deigned to provide us with the very beautiful models of the Holy Family, grant propitiously that we who are eagerly imitating them in domestic virtues and the bonds of charity, may enjoy eternal rewards in the joy of Your house.
The place God Incarnate chose to begin manifesting His sacrificial love, which reached its culmination on the Cross, was the family home. Together with Mary and His earthly father Joseph, Christ began to reveal something of the unity of love within the most perfect of communions, the Holy Trinity.