Christ's entire mission is to reveal the love of God the Father. When He ascends, He leaves [spiritual] fathers in His place. All fatherhood is meant, in some way, to reflect God's holy fatherhood. The father's vocation is to rule, sanctify and teach His family. He leads, protects and provides for his family. Fathers, lead your family to God and to Heaven! This is why God gives the father authority. The father must be the first to pray, to love, to sacrifice and to die to himself. As fatherhood is so essential for salvation, it makes sense that the devil is waging an all-out war against it. So many of today's ills stem from absent / negligent fathers - in the home and in the Church. Sins against fatherhood account for so much pain in the world. Pray for your father and for the grace to forgive him if he falls short of his vocation. Learn from St. Joseph, and grow in your devotion to the foster-father of God.
June 21, 2020 by Fr. Michael Rodríguez