I want to say Merry Christmas to all the heroes:
for the grandparents, who have passed down the Faith in the families;
for the grandparents who pray hours in front of the Blessed Sacrament for their families;
for the dads who sacrifice hours to be with the kids;
for the dads who sacrifice plum careers to put family first;
for the moms who do millions of unsung things for the family;
for the moms who stay at home and choose a lower standard of living to home school the kids;
for the kids who obey and honour their parents;
for the kids who love their siblings more than themselves;
for the single parents, who, through no fault of their own, must be both dad and mom;
for the priests, who work so hard in the holidays, taking on extra confession times and Masses;
for the priests who do not see their families until after Christmas and who sometimes have no place to go;
for the singles, who are good, practicing even holy Catholics, who are lonely, looking for good Catholic mates, that St. Joseph will hear their prayers today;
for pro-life workers and counsellors, for your love and care and prayers and hours of vigils outside;
for the seminarians, who are entering, studying, knowing they are in the age of the martyrs;
for our military, from America and England on the front lines;
for those who are chronically ill and never complain;
for the prophets, who are not appreciated, and sometimes maligned for speaking the Truth;
for my fellow Catholics across the world suffering for their faith.