Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, & Joseph

The Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family on the Sunday occurring between the Nativity of the Lord (December 25th) and Mary, Mother of God (January 1st). This year (2024) the Feast of the Holy Family is Sunday December 29.

Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and St. Joseph are the members of the Holy Family. The central figure is the Word-made-Flesh, the Son of God made man for the salvation of the world.
He was conceived in the Blessed Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit, so that Mary is His Mother according to His human nature. She is titled Mother of God because Her Son is a Divine Person.

St. Joseph, husband of Mary, while not the biological father of Jesus, was guided by an angel to assume the responsibilities of fatherhood and as the “Custodian of the Redeemer” (Pope St. John Paul II). Though he speaks no words in the Gospel, his actions to protect and guide the Holy Family at the birth of our Lord, in the family's flight to Egypt, and as our Lord was found in the Temple at the age of 12 are an example to us of fatherly love and compassion.