Blessings seen and heard

The summer is a season for family reunions. The gathering of the youngest and the oldest of the extended family is an experience which is related to the texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary. The youngest in the family are celebrated as the blessings which are seen and heard and offer to the oldest the great hope in the future. Mathew’s Gospel relates Jesus addressing His disciples who in the family of God are witness to the blessings and hope for which he previous generations have been waiting. The Church commemorates the Joachim and Ann the parents of Mary who witnessed and is witness to the fulfillment of the Promise praised by the psalmist. The parents and grandparents plant the seed which bears fruit in the children. Enjoy family. It is a model within which the Body of Christ lives and offers intimacy with the Divine.