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Word Sharing Circle (WSC) Reflection Guide
December 28, 2025 (Cycle A, Year II) – Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Community Word: Jesus, our Emmanuel, brings salvation to the world and hope in every heart.
Theme: Salvation is manifested in our lives when our family reflects the love and faithfulness of the Holy Family.
Promise: “Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways… for you shall be favored.” (Ps 128:1-2)

Reflection:
On the Feast of the Holy Family, the Church presents to us a profound and consoling vision of family life rooted in faith, obedience, and love. Through the Scriptures, God offers us not an idealized or flawless image of family, but a realistic and hope-filled model that reveals how His saving presence is lived out in ordinary human relationships.


The readings emphasize the sacred responsibility and blessing of family life. The wisdom tradition reminds us of the enduring call to honor our parents, recognizing family as the first place where reverence for God is learned. The psalm proclaims the joy and fruitfulness promised to those who walk in the ways of the Lord, showing that faithfulness to God bears visible blessings within the household. St. Paul, in his exhortation to the Colossians, outlines the virtues that should govern family relationships – compassion, humility, patience, forgiveness, and love. These are virtues that sustain unity and reflect Christ’s own heart. Finally, the Gospel recounts how the Holy Family responds obediently to God’s warning, fleeing into Egypt to protect the Child Jesus. Their journey reveals a family willing to trust God amid uncertainty and danger.


Our theme reminds us that salvation is manifested when our families reflect the love and faithfulness of the Holy Family. In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, we do not find a life free from hardship, but one marked by daily fidelity. Mary listens, treasures, and trusts in God’s mysterious plan. Joseph discerns God’s will in silence and responds with decisive obedience. Jesus, though divine, humbly submits Himself to family life, growing in wisdom, grace, and obedience. In their shared life, we see that holiness is formed not by perfection, but by steadfast trust in God and loving commitment to one another.


The Holy Family teaches us that love is learned and practiced within the family. Jesus chose to be shaped by a human household, affirming the family as the first school of faith, prayer, work, and love. This invites us to look at our own families, no matter how wounded, imperfect, or struggling –not with discouragement, but with hope. When we choose fidelity over convenience, listening over impatience, and trust over fear, our families become living witnesses of God’s presence.


As members of the BLD community, we are also called to extend this spirit of family beyond our homes. A love that is faithful, humble, and persevering becomes a quiet but powerful proclamation of the Gospel. In living this call, we can confidently claim the promise of the psalm: “Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways… for you shall be favored.” (Ps 128:1-2)

Prayer:
Father God, we thank You for the gift of the Holy Family, through whom You revealed Your saving love in the midst of ordinary human life. By sending Your Son to dwell with Mary and Joseph, You sanctified family life and showed us that Your grace is at work in our daily relationships.


Bless our families with faith, patience, and enduring love. Teach us to listen with humility, to forgive generously, and to remain faithful in times of trial. Grant us the wisdom and strength to build homes that honor You and reflect Your compassion to others.
May our families, and our BLD community, become living signs of Your presence, bringing hope, healing, and salvation to the world. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Reflection Guide Questions
1. In what concrete ways is God inviting me to practice faithfulness, patience, and love within my family at this season of my life?
2. How can my family life, despite its imperfections, become a witness of God’s saving love within our BLD community and beyond?

This Week’s Daily Mass Reading Guide:
December 28, 2025 (Sun) – Sir 3:2-7, 12-14/ Ps 128:10-5/ Col 3:12-21/ Mt 2:13-15, 19-23
December 29, 2025 (Mon) – 1 Jn 2:3-11/ Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 5-6/ Lk 2:22-35
December 30, 2025 (Tue) – 1 Jn 2:12-17/ Ps 96:7-10/ Lk 2:36-40
December 31, 2025 (Wed) – 1 Jn 2:18-21/Ps 96:1, 2, 11, 12, 13/Jn 1:1-18
January 1, 2025 (Thu) – Nm 6:22-27/ Ps 67:2, 3, 5, 6, 8/ Gal 4:4-7/ Lk 2:16-21
January 2, 2025 (Fri) – 1 Jn 2:22-28/ Ps 98:1, 2, 3, 4/ Jn 1:19-28
January 3, 2025 (Sat) – 1 Jn 2:29 – 3:6/ Ps 98:1, 3-4, 5-6/ Jn 1:29-34

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