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Of course, the Holy Family had relatives and
friends, and they cared about them too. We
remember how Mary went to stay with Elizabeth
when she was going to have a baby. And Saint
Joseph was a carpenter and was always fixing
things for the neighbors. And Jesus, besides being
a young boy was also God, so He was always
being good to others. Imagine living next to
Jesus! Could He ever help you with your
homework! So let us pray for our friends and
relatives that God will bless them and keep them
from harm.

When Jesus grew up and left home to go around
preaching about God the Father and His love for
us all, Jesus remembered how happy He had been
with His family and tried to make everyone
understand that we are really one big family, with
God as our Father. He talked about being kind,
about forgiving those who hurt us, about saying
bad things about other people, about taking care
of the hungry and those who have no families of
their own. Jesus also taught us to pray for
everyone, even our enemies. So let us pray for
everybody in the world and especially for those
who have no one to care about them.

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