When we dream about marriage and family life, we often picture a home of our own, children running around, family dinners, weekend outings and holidays together. Sometimes, that picture becomes our idea of what a “perfect” or even “holy” family should look like. But the truth is, 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬; 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬. Catholic families aren’t perfect, but we have the gift of God’s grace through the sacraments. Through simple habits like prayer, the Rosary and going to Mass, we can slowly make faith part of everyday family life.
There will be messy days, disagreements and moments when we wonder if we’re doing enough. But 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐭. Perhaps our calling is simpler than we think: to trust God, love one another generously, forgive often, and keep beginning again.
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