Today our Church celebrates the Solemnity of Christian Family to commemorate the great meaning of the family in society and in the Church of Christ. In these days, sad to say, we see the family taking a lesser and lesser role in the rearing of our children. The modern trend is to let the nursery schools, the preschools assume the responsibility of teaching children. St. Paul reminds us in his letter to Ephesians: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother.” This means that children should obey their mothers and fathers as they would obey Christ.
The Christian family is truly a wonderful gift from God and that family are today can do anything but commonplace. Just as families are different, the needs of those members of the family are different. Being a Christian family is not the easiest way to lead our lives, but it is the most righteous. It requires truth. It requires work. It requires struggle and sacrifice. It requires these elements if we are to succeed a happy Christian family.