Year of the Family - Start

Three important words

Pope Francis recognized that every family has its problems, and that at times, because we are human, because we are weak, we even fight within the family. “I want to tell you one thing,” the Pope said: “If we fight in the family, never end the day without making peace.” Once again, he recommended three words that should be common in every family: “please,” “thank you,” and “I’m sorry.” If these three words are present in the family, he said, the family will be in good shape.

A year of reflection on Amoris laetiatia

Returning to the theme of “evangelizing with the family,” Pope Francis said Sunday’s feast proposes to us once again “the ideal of conjugal and family love, as emphasized by the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia, promulgated five years ago” on the feast of St Joseph in 2016.