In our families, we are in the situation in that we are principally because of men. . I am not making a guilt trip, nor am I accusing, but I am bringing the reality. Justly, because God made men as the head of the house, the temptor came upon you from your infancy. How we were treated, how we learned the things of the sexuality in the street in a dirty way. How many children were referred to a house of prostitution by their own parents, they learned to drink and to smoke with their parents.

Actually, especially, we are attacked in our sexuality. In all we are pushed, pulled, drawn to live it in a mistaken way. Today the man needs to see,  women are advancing over them, and it has been hard for them to remain head of  the family! You husband that follow your friends into bars, not to stay out and and not to be different, you are just entering into the same programs, having houses, lovers, going to prostitutes, living adultery.

You father, you, man, you, son that already is engaged, or in love, on began to live, but pretends to be father, head, chief of your house, do not allow the enemy to spoil all before your marriage. The Heavenly Father is passing as was the Good Samaritan, seeing the corruption, in which you find yourself, half dead, without possibility of lifting yourself, He descends from His mountain, comes upon you and pours over your wounds the oil of His Spirit and after the wine of His Precious Blood to redeem you and save you.

The Word of God is very clear for you woman, but the demon also has attached to you. Many times there are women that have grown fighting in the house, leaving house, leaving children and going for adventures. True prodigal daughters that are going “to burn” the inheritance they received as the holy sacrament of matrimony. But God has repaired all this, the grace of today is for this!

The Word of God is clear for you young person, son, daughter that has anger from your father, your mother that does not stand. What you learned in adolescence to be rebellious and today to have resentment and hurt from your parents. And  for this reason our families are broken, exploded. All need to rebuilt and remodeled on the model of the Holy Family.

(Excerpt from the preaching “Tempo de misericórdia nas famílias”, [Time of Mercy in Families] by Monsignor Jonas Abib).

translated from Portuguese