OSV Kids December: Dec. 31 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

By OSV Kids

(OSV News) -- Prepare for Mass with these Gospel summaries and reflection questions for December.

Dec. 31 -- The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (Lk 2:22-40)
Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the Temple to consecrate him to the Lord. While there, a holy man, Simeon, and an aged woman, Anna, recognized Jesus as the Messiah, who they were longing for. Simeon’s prayer/song has become one of the Church’s hymns still prayed today.
-- How is your family like Jesus, Mary and Joseph?