On this Sunday in the Octave of Christmas, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, placing the account of the child Jesus lost and found in the temple before us for contemplation. As Tony explains, this episode teaches us that the pursuit of holiness is an adventure in every sense of the word.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14, or 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, or Psalm 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10
Reading 2: Colossians 3:12-21, or Colossians 3:12-17, or 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24
Gospel: Luke 2:41-52
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.