A Message from Father Nathan
My dearest people closest to my heart!
God bless you and your generous heart.
Celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family
This week we are celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family. This feast is on the first Sunday after Christmas.
What is the Feast of the Holy Family
This Feast of the Holy Family commemorates their life together, and the celebration focuses on religious family life, because of the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt.
This feast day was formally instituted in 1921 under Pope Benedict XV. It was originally celebrated on the Sunday after Epiphany (January 6, the Feast of the Holy Family was moved to the Sunday after Christmas in 1969, bringing it within the Christmas season.
Learning to Live as the Holy Family
To best learn how to live as the Holy Family did, we must incorporate Jesus, Mary, and Joseph into our lives through affection. As within our own families, analysis and reason are insufficient when it comes to enduring trials.
Only love, supplemented by faith and hope, will suffice. As human beings, love is a choice that we are always free to make. Thus, the Gospels and Church, particularly in her liturgy, stress Jesus’ total freedom in giving His life for us. Embracing the Holy Family means accepting them as they are – and ourselves as well.
Lectio Divina (Divine Reading) of the Scriptures
Lectio divina is Latin for “divine reading” and is a traditional Christian practice of reading, meditating, and praying the Bible to deepen one’s understanding of God’s word and to commune with God:
- Reading: Slowly and reflectively read a short passage of Scripture aloud. Pause on words or phrases that resonate with you.
- Meditation: Reflect on what you read.
- Contemplation: Contemplate on what you read.
- Prayer: Respond to God in prayer.
We (re)discover the Holy Family through the process of lectio divina on the Scriptures, by which we invite them into our lives and open ourselves to the Spirit. Traditional devotions such as the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross are proven ways of entering into the mystery.
We embrace them as we would a family member, and in a different way they are no less challenging. They long to become part of us, related by adoption through human and divine choice.
The Perfect Time to Renew Devotional Practices
The Feast of the Holy Family is a wonderful time for Catholics across the theological spectrum to renew their devotion to them. Devotion to the Holy Family and love of family are complementary practices as the former is the model of the local and universal human family. Embracing the Holy Family means entrusting ourselves to them like a child, in the manner proposed by Jesus (cf. Lk 18:16-17). Through emulation in prayer, service, and obedience, we cultivate this enthusiastic disposition. Venerable Fulton Sheen inscribed “JMJ” in remembrance of the Holy Family whenever he wrote religious reflections and instructions
Wishing all of you a prosperous New Year 2025.
With lots of love and blessings.
Ever wanting to be faithful to your service,
— Fr. Sahayanathan Nathan
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Past Messages from Father Nathan
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | July 02, 2023
God Bless America! Celebrating American Independence. We are a blessed nation in the world. Our nations live by the philosophy of Christ, and it’s built upon the foundation of Christ…
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | June 25, 2023
The Feast Day of Sts. Peter and Paul celebrates the Patron saints of Rome. These apostles are considered the cornerstones of the Church. This celebration is a liturgical feast in honor of the martyrdom of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | June 18, 2023
Happy Father’s Day. Let us appreciate and value the sacrifices that our dads have done for us. Let us be thankful for the persons they are. Let us pray for them as they have gone to the Lord. “As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;” Psalm 103:13…
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | June 11, 2023
St. Anthony of Padua – the patron Saint of Father nathan’s Home church in India. FEAST OF ST. ANTHONY – June 13, 2023. Anthony joins the Franciscan order, hoping to preach to Muslims and be martyred. Anthony becomes sick with ergotism and dies on June 13 on the way to Padua, where he is now buried. Anthony is canonized by Pope Gregory IX on May 30, 1232, at Spotelo, Italy for his spiritual teachings and devotion to the Church.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | June 04, 2023
As Catholics, we believe the Body and Blood of Christ is the “the presence of Christ in the Eucharist is REAL, TRUE and SUBSTANTIAL”
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | May 28, 2023
Pentecost is the birth of the church — the celebration of the Holy Spirit coming upon the Apostles, Mary, and the first followers of Jesus.