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"The Feast of Grandparents is July 26. The Feast of Sts. Joachim and Anna, grandparents
of Our Lord."
"The Christian
family constitutes a specific revelation
and realization of ecclesial communion, and for this reason it
can and should be called a domestic church. It is a community of
faith, hope, and charity; it assumes singular importance in the
Church, as is evident in the New Testament.
The Christian family
is a communion of persons, a sign and image of the communion of
the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit. In the procreation and
education of children it reflects the Father's work of creation.
It is called to partake of the prayer and sacrifice of Christ.
Daily prayer and the reading of the Word of God strengthen it in
charity. The Christian family has an evangelizing and missionary
task.
The relationships
within the family bring an affinity of feelings, affections and
interests, arising above all from the members' respect for one
another. The family is a privileged community called to achieve
a 'sharing of thought and common deliberation by the spouses as
well as their eager cooperation as parents in the children's upbringing."
- from the Catechism
of the Catholic Church, 2204, 2206
Greetings to our
"Sacramento Family"
Our Sacramento group
truly showed its community spirit at our July 19 th gathering.
What fun it was to visit with our blessed Malades, friends; new
and old, and the opportunity to share our community spirit and
slide show of Lourdes with the adjacent groups of ice cream lovers!
August
6 th, offers a unique opportunity to participate
in the Western Associations’ Mass
and luncheon, meet the Grand Commander,
the Receiver of the Common Treasure, and
have a visit with His Excellency Antonio
R. Sanchez-Corea from the Sovereign Council
in Rome. Members that are interested should
contact the Western Association office
in San Francisco.
Heads
up for September 15th, Sacramento Location
retreat at Holy Trinity, more later!
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