Month of February: The Holy Family
by VP
Posted on Sunday February 01, 2026 at 03:00AM in Monthly Devotion
Holy Family, Saint Joseph Catholic Church Raleigh NC ©CAPG
February: Month of the Holy Family
A prayer to the Holy Family for the fulfillment of our Christian duties.
Jesus,
Mary and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to love our Holy
Church as we ought above all earthly things, and to show our love for it
always and with the evidence of deeds. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father
Jesus,
Mary and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to profess, as we
ought, openly, with courage and without human respect, the faith we
received as a gift with holy baptism. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father
Jesus,
Mary and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to co-operate in the
defense and propagation of the faith, as we ought, in the manner proper
to us, by means of our words, our substance, and even the sacrifice of
life itself. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father
Jesus,
Mary and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to bring our life, as
we ought, into perfect conformity with the precepts of the law of God
and of the church, that so we may always live by the charity of which
they are the expression. Amen. The New Raccolta 1903 Pope Leo XIII, May 17, 1890
Virtue: Humility
Whoever humbleth himself, shall be exalted.-Luke, xiv: 11
"Humility is the foundation of all the virtues; therefore, in a soul where it does not exist, there can be no true virtue, but the mere appearance only. In like manner, it is the most proper disposition for all celestial gifts. And, finally, it is so necessary to perfection, that of all the ways to reach it, the first is humility; the second, humility; the third, humility. And if the question were repeated a hundred times, I should always give the same answer. St. Augustine."
The Holy Family
O, to have dwelt in Bethlehem
When the star of the Lord shone bright!
To have sheltered the Holy wanderers
on that blessed Christmas night;
Tho have kissed the tender way worn feet
Of the Mother undefiled,
And with reverent wonder and deep delight,
To have tended the Holy Child!
Hush! such a glory was not for Thee;
But that care may still be Thine;
For are there not little ones still to aide
For the sake of the Child divine?
Are there no wandering pilgrims now
To thy heart and thy home to take?
And are there no mothers whose weary hearts
You can comfort for Mary's sake?
