Theme: Walking on the Path He Walked With Mary and Joseph
 

Our Lord Jesus entered our world to break man’s bond with sin and death, revive the nature of man and woman, and secure their place within the order of grace. St. Joseph, our Mother Mary, and the Infant Lord Jesus were empowered to carry out God’s redemptive plan. 
 

Driven by divine purpose, the Holy Family quickly embraced and fulfilled the Father's will. They worked together; when faced with challenges, they waited on the Lord; and in moments of fear, they trusted God’s plan, became refugees, and rebuilt their lives in a foreign land.  
St. Joseph led that change of life.  He was a descendant of David, illuminated by the Lord’s revelation in a dream. He was humble, diligent, proactive, and focused on God’s plan. Of course, Joseph had a helper: Mother Mary, immaculately conceived. Yes, she was young, but God’s plan became hers. She was humble, supportive, and embraced her child conceived by the Holy Spirit.
 

Our Lord Jesus was aware of His identity from childhood. Nevertheless, to sanctify us, He humbled Himself by taking on human flesh in the womb of the second Eve, was born into the house of David, and allowed Himself to be fostered by St Joseph and cared for by Mary the Virgin.

St Matthew’s Gospel shows that from a young age, our Lord Jesus understood His part in recreating the foundational experiences of our ancestors in faith, thus fulfilling all prophetic words and deeds about the Messiah and confirming His identity as the one who will restore all things.
 

Our fellowship is grounded in the One who brings renewal, who has extended love and mercy to us. As shown by the experiences of Joseph and Mary, those who revere the Lord's plan are supported and guided through life’s challenges. Mary’s and Joseph’s stories serve as models of parenting with compassion, unity, and resilience, illustrating what happens when the Designer of the world directs a life. Those who trust in Him are not broken; they are upheld, especially when hope seems lost or circumstances appear overwhelming. He is the reason for breaking man’s unholy bonds with sin and death, yet He is the chaos that makes us the fruitful outcomes of seasons. Let’s be patient with Him, listen to Him, trust His plan of rejection, and wait for the fruits of redemption.