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FEAST of the HOLY FAMILY (C) Luke 2:41-52 Our Scripture Passage FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY (C) Luke 2:41-52 Our scripture passage for this Sunday comes from the Gospel of Luke 2:41-52. In this passage we read about the finding of the child Jesus in the Temple. The celebration of this feast invites us to look at the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph so as to better understand who we are called to be both as individual Christian families and the Family of God in the Church. This passage offers several points for our reflection. The first part of this passage informs us that the holy family went to Jerusalem for Passover because it was their "custom''. Thus, this is was not a one-time trip but something they did every year and for other feasts as well. Practicing their faith was a regular part of life. Therefore, there is nothing unusual about them going to the Temple; rather, it was an ordinary part of life. This is the first point for our reflection. In order for families to find their children in God's House, that is the Church, they actually have to bring their children to God's House on a regular basis. It must be a normal part of family life to come regularly to church. Certainly that was true of the Holy Family of Nazareth as this passage indicates. Families today face many challenges in attending church on the Lord's Day as a regular part of their "usual" family practice. For some it is the soccer schedule, for others it is the unwillingness to give up what they perceive to be their "personal" time on the weekend. Whatever it is, the passage from the Gospel of Luke reminds us that we are called to follow the example of the Holy Family of Nazareth and make our pilgrimage as a family to the House of the Lord with regularity. What does your usual Sunday look like? What are the distractions that tempt people away from attending church as a usual part of the Lord's Day? 1 What religious customs did you practice in your family that have stayed with you throughout your life? Parents are the first teachers of children in the ways of faith; what did your parents teach you? What do you most want to teach your children about faith and how will you do it? Next, the passage informs us that Jesus was twelve years old when they went to the Temple. That is the age at which a child was to begin observing the religious rules. Thus, the Holy Family of Nazareth is preparing Jesus to live His faith with responsibility, account• ability, and maturity. To the extent that children are capable of learning and living their faith, they should be encouraged to do so. Sometimes children know all the verses to a pop song but cannot memorize the Creed. Something is wrong when we encourage children to grow in other areas of their lives but not in their faith lives. This passage teaches us that the Holy Family of Nazareth took seriously the expectation that Jesus would live out His faith as He grew older. It is a good example for us to follow. What tasks are children given today that can demonstrate responsibility, accountability, and maturity? How can children be challenged to better demonstrate these qualities when it comes to their faith life? When Jesus is left behind in Jerusalem, He goes to the Temple. That is because He identified the Temple as His "home" as the Father's house. Our local church community should feel like home for us as well. Jesus obviously went to the Temple because He felt welcomed there. Sometimes our children don't feel welcomed at church services. Sometimes parents with small children don't feel welcomed either-especially when those children become irritated. As a community, we need to remember that Jesus was a 2 child who was made to feel "at home" in the Temple and we have a responsibility as a community to create that same environment of hospitality and welcome for our children and young families as well. What kinds of things make children or families feel unwelcomed today? What might we do as a community to make them feel more welcomed and ''at home"? Finally, the Holy Family is reunited as Jesus speaks His first words in the Gospel of Luke. He says: "Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" This is an important statement. It is a challenge to Mary and Joseph to realize that Jesus must first and foremost fulfill the Father's plan. (Note that the word used in Greek does not mean "house" but refers to "things" or "affairs" of the Father.) That is a reminder to Christian parents that the ultimate challenge they face is not to get their children to do what the parents want but to encourage their children to say "yes" to what God wants. Parents have the awesome task of introducing their children into a relationship with God as "Father" just as Jesus was able to refer to the Father. Finally, the challenge of Christian parenthood is to accept the will of God for their children even if they do not understand it or would not choose it themselves. Jesus has finally reached the point where He can pursue the Father's will. Mary and Joseph were challenged to rejoice in Jesus' action rather than reprimand Him for it. If parents truly raise their children to seek the will of God and to do it, then they should not be surprised when those actions actually take place. How can parents seek greater openness and understanding of the will of God for their children? How can parents better help their children to know God's will in their own lives and to do it? 3 If your child behaved like Jesus in today's passage, what would your response be to His statement, "Did you not know I had to be about my Father's affairs?" What are some of the things children do today in fulfillment of God's will that parents are sometimes not happy about? 4 .
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