The Faith Formation office provides support and resources to assist God's people in continuing to grow in their faith and to respond to God's promptings in their lives. We aim to profess and support an experience of faith rooted in following the Lord Jesus.

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Resource Sheet

July 2019

The Joy of Love 

Chapter 8 – Accompanying, Discerning and Integrating Weakness (Part I)
 
“Hence it is can no longer simply be said that all those in any “irregular” situation are living in a state of mortal sin and are deprived of sanctifying grace.”  301
 
“But I sincerely believe that Jesus wants a Church attentive to the goodness which the Holy Spirit sows in the midst of human weakness, a Mother who, while clearly expressing her objective teaching, “always does what good she can, even if in the process, her shoes get soiled by the mud of the street.”  308
 
“We are called to show mercy because mercy was first shown to us. This is not sheer romanticism or a lukewarm response to God’s love, which always seeks what is best for us, for mercy is the very foundation of the Church’s life.”  310
 
Prayer to the Holy Family
Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
in you we contemplate
the splendour 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
find 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.