HE

CHRISTIAN
FAMILY
BRO & SIS. ____
NAME OF SPEAKER
 ACTIVITY /
DYNAMICS
“WHO IS MOST LIKELY
TO”
( A FAMILY GAME)
WHO IS MOST
TO EXCEL
LIKELY
SCHOO
IN
L
 WHO IS MOST
TO BELIKELY
AFRAID OF
SPIDE
R
WHO IS MOST
TO CRY OVER A
LIKELY
MOVI
E
 WHO IS MOST
FORGETLIKELY
AN
EVEN
IMPORTANT

T
WHO IS MOST
TO FAIL A
LIKELY
MATH
TEST?
IN THE
GOD
BEGINNING
FAMILY
INTENDEDTO
BEAUTIFUL
BE
 “IF IT IS DISPLEASING TO YOU TO SERVE THE LORD,
CHOOSE TODAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE, THE GODS
YOUR ANCESTORS SERVED BEYOND THE RIVER OR THE
GODS OF THE AMORITES IN WHOSE COUNTRY YOU ARE
DWELLING. AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSEHOLD, WE WILL
SERVE THE LORD.”
JOSHUA 24:15 (NABRE)
 THE FAMILY IS
IMPERFECT YET
BEAUTIFUL GIFT
FROM GOD.
“I thank God that many families, which are far from
considering themselves perfect, live in love, fulfil their calling
and keep moving forward, even if they fall many times along
the way.
The Synod’s reflections show us that there is no
stereotype of the ideal family, but rather a
challenging mosaic made up of many different
realities, with all their joys, hopes and
problems.”
Pope Francis
Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love, 2016):
GOD’S PLAN
FOR THE
FAMILY
GOD HAS
THE FAMILY TO
INTENDED
FOR THE TRASMISSION
BE
OF LIFE
 THE
IS FAMILY
A
FOR
PLACE
CHILDREN
TEACHING
AND TRAINING
LEADERS
THE
IS A
FAMILY
CHURCH
DOMESTIC
 GOD HAS LOST
HIS
CENTRAL PLACE
WHY GOD’S PLAN IN
FOR THE FAMILY
FAMILIES IS NOT THE FAMILY
ITSELF
HAPPENING IS LOSING ITS
IMPORTANCE

THE FAMILY IS
UNDER ATTACK
BY
EVIL FORCES
WHAT CAN
DO?
 EAT
TOGETHER
 PRAY
TOGETHER
LOVE
ONE
ANOTHE
R
 SHARER:
CHILDREN
 ‘Nazareth teaches us the meaning of
family life, its loving communion, its
simple and austere beauty, its sacred and
inviolable character. May it teach how
sweet and irreplaceable is its training,
how fundamental and incomparable its
role in the social order”
- Amoris Laetitita, 66
PRAYER
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendor of
true love; to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of Nazareth,
grant that our families too may be places of communion and
prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic
churches.
Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience
violence, rejection and division;
may all who have been hurt or scandalized and ready comfort
and healing. Holy Family of Nazareth, make us once more
mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its
beauty in God’s plan.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Graciously hear our prayer. Amen.

GUIDE QUESTION

1. FOR THE MEN: HAVE I ASSUMED FULL

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SPIRITUAL AND
MATERIAL NEEDS OF MY FAMILY?

2. FOR THE WOMEN: HAVE I SUPPORTED MY

HUSBAND IN HIS ROLE AND DONE MY SHARE
IN BUILDING UP A CHRISTIAN FAMILY?
 HE
CHRISTIAN
FAMILY