Mary ends on a happy note, with Mary and Joseph returning to Nazareth to bring the infant Jesus to the Temple where Anna the Prophetess is waiting for them, along with Mary's mother.

The finding of Our Lord in the Temple is recounted in Luke 2:42-50: And when he was 12 years old, they went up according to custom; and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy ...

In Jesus’ day, while the Temple still existed, devout Jews made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to be in the Holy City for Passover, the most important feast of the Jewish year.

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 29, 2024 Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalm 128 Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 ...

What one might not expect, however, is how these prayers affected Jesus’ mother. Mary is hardly passive in this Temple scene. Simeon has a prophetic message for her specifically.

This image of the Holy Family, created by artist David Hayward, emphasizes the fact that Mary, Joseph and Jesus were refugees, a frightful circumstance, as contributor Cathleen Falsani points out.

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 29, 2024 Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalm 128 Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 ...

Elsewhere, Luke plainly calls Joseph the “father” of Jesus and jointly names Mary and Joseph as Jesus’ “parents” (2:33, 41). Mary also referred to Joseph as “your father” when ...