Posted December 22, 2014

See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”

75. We repeat: Recite them to your children. At the heart of this command, this foundational responsibility, is the daily reaffirmation of the covenant between God and Israel. Parents should nurture and usher children into their community’s relationship with God. Thus Deuteronomy says: Recite and share the glories of God with your children. Jesus says the same thing to his disciples: Let them come unto me. (Mt 19:14) Both Deuteronomy and Jesus are speaking to us. Both of them are saying: Make sure the children in your care have a relationship with God and the people of God. Teach children to pray and contemplate the Lord. Nurture this daily in your home, and do not create obstacles to it.

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In its introduction, the document says its aim is to present “Catholic teaching in a way that is fresh, insightful, and accessible to contemporary Catholics and all people of good will.” The catechesis “offers a narrative beginning with our creation, soberly noting our fall and the challenges we face, but emphasizing God’s plan for our salvation. Love is our mission, and it is by loving God and one another that we will be fully alive.”

Each day in CatholicPhilly.com’s World Meeting of Families section you can reflect on the official Catholic teaching on the family presented in the catechesis, pray a special prayer together as a family or individually, and stay on top of breaking news about the events coming Sept. 22-27, 2015.

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