Welcome to the traditional Catholic Daily Devotional.

Today's Sunday, January 12, 2025, the Feast of the Holy Family, a second-class feast with the color of white.

In this episode, The Meditation, Secrets of Nazareth. Today's news from the church, Belarusian clergy, urged to exercise caution,

and today's thought from the Archbishop.

But first, the collect of today's Mass.

O Lord Jesus Christ, who, being subject to Mary and Joseph,

did sanctify family life with virtues beyond description,

grant us by their combined intercession

that having been taught the example of the Holy Family, we may attain unto their everlasting

companionship.

Today the consecration to the Holy Family.

O Jesus, our most loving Redeemer, who, having come to enlighten the world with thy teaching and example,

didst will to pass the greater part of thy life in humility and subjection to Mary and Joseph in the poor home of Nazareth,

thus sanctifying the family that was to be an example for all Christian families,

graciously receive our family as it dedicates and

consecrates itself to thee this day. Do thou protect us, guard us, and establish among us

thy holy fear, true peace, and concord in Christian love, in order that by living according

to the divine pattern of thy family, we may be able, all of us without

exception, to attain to eternal happiness. Mary, dear mother of Jesus and mother of us, by the

kindly intercession, make this our humble offering acceptable in the sight of Jesus, and obtain for us

his graces and blessings. O St. Joseph, most holy guardian of Jesus and Mary,

help us by thy prayers in all our spiritual and temporal needs,

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