Follow example of Holy Family, Pope says at Angelus address

December 28, 2015

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph offers “valuable guidance for life and lifestyle choices,” Pope Francis said during his December 27 Angelus address.

“Our Lady and Saint Joseph teach us to welcome children as a gift from God, to bear them and educate them, cooperating in a wonderful way with the Creator’s work and giving to the world, in every child, a new smile,” the Pope said to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

“It is in united families that children bring their small lives into full maturity, living the meaningful and effective experience of love freely given and received, of tenderness, mutual respect, mutual understanding, forgiveness, and joy,” he added.

Behind the joy of family life, the Pope said, is the presence of God and his love, without which the family “loses harmony” and “individualism prevails.”

 

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Further information:

• Angelus Domini 2015.12.27 (YouTube Vatican)
• Le parole del Papa alla recita dell’Angelus, 27.12.2015 (Holy See Press Office)
• Pope Francis at Angelus: learning forgiveness in the family (Vatican Radio)