#MyMassTakeaway: Holy Family!

Today’s the Feast of the Holy Family

Find the Mass Readings here: Feast of the Holy Family, December 31, 2017.

Sooo…. I totally dropped the ball on posting my thoughts today. Mostly because I was with my family and out and about and away from my computer for the entire day. So my thoughts will have to stay inside my head!

However, my amazing blogging friends are still on top of things, and they’ve got some great thoughts and reflections to share with us all this week.

Thoughts from my blogging friends:

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I sobbed the moment I knew I was pregnant with my oldest, and not because I was excited. I was nervous. Worried. Terrified of the changes to my body, my life, and my marriage. I function really well as a creature of habit. Those two lines on that stick? Habits were going to change. Eleven years later I have learned a few things: Change is the only constant in parenting. Family life is as much about service as it is joy. Nighttime feedings and skinned knees and tantrums make us holy. My husband is not my superior, my inferior, or my equal. He is my partner, a complementary part of our whole. God could have sent His son to Earth as a grown-up, guns blazing to bring Light to the world. But He didn't – instead, He chose a family. A mother. A father. A baby boy who grew in strength and favor, and gave His parents as much heartache as He did wonder and love. Family life changes everything. Grace grows in the trenches ❤️ #mysundaybest #mymasstakeaway

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So beautiful, we are celebrating today the Feast of the Holy Family! A great end and also a great start for the new year! #MyMasstakeaway is about the family – seeing the Holy Family with their own hardships and difficulties, but They continue to remain faithful and with great fidelity continue to practice their faith. And how beautiful and remarkable is this – God comes to us in and through a family, which is the building block of church and society. And within our family, the greatest gift we can give to our children is Faith! +++ I did this little sketch today- I didn't have any images of the Holy Family so i was just going to do a quick pen sketch but ended up using also gold leaf pen, fabric and the floral elements from my Journey creative kit. +++ #family #holyfamily #art #icon #homily #sermon #drawclosertogod #lovegod #godinspired #openjourney #religiousart #christianart #catholicartist #faith #faithjournal #ingridblixt #TB2G

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Your turn:

I want to know your Mass Takeaway too! Comment with your thoughts on the readings, your pastor’s homily, or anything that struck you during your time at Mass.