The Christian family is evangelizing and missionary, even without being missionary in the literal sense, for being that which is proper to a common family. It is to become evangelizing and missionary, a domestic church, many families are completely dedicated to the service of the Church.

Many fathers are alcoholics, thus as many others have health problems, but this is not an impediment, to be a domestic church. God is in this family, for He comes to the sick and to those who need help. As in the family of Lazarus in which his sister, Mary, was prostitute, Jesus frequented their home knowing that people would speak ill of Him nevertheless. Each house, each family, is a domestic church; The Catechism of the Catholic Church shows the rights that the family has towards society

Monsenhor Jonas Abib
Founder of the Canção Nova Community

translated from Portuguese