the Holy Family

noun

: Jesus Christ, his mother Mary, and her husband Joseph

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Within the relative safety of church walls, the Holy Family day school opened its doors again earlier this year, said Mr. Ayyad, the church official. Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 Vatican envoy celebrates Mass Dozens of worshipers gathered in the Holy Family Church in Gaza City as Pizzaballa and other clergy celebrated Mass. Wafaa Shurafa and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024 San Antonio, Texas For hundreds of years, the home of the Alamo has adorned its iconic River Walk with Mexican Christmas lanterns believed to help light the way for the Holy Family. Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024 Non-cash prizes will include tickets to the San Diego Padres games and a catered dinner for 12 people at the Holy Family Center. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024 The following day, the Holy Family school in Gaza City, where Israeli forces have expanded operations in recent days, was hit in a separate strike, Gaza's civil defense agency said in a post on Telegram on Sunday. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 10 July 2024 The vandal parked his car, an SUV, across the street from the Holy Family Catholic Church on the corner of 74th Ave. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024 It was later renamed Sisters of the Holy Family; and Delille is now on the path to canonization as the first Black American saint. Cierra Chenier, Essence, 25 June 2024 Every evening, throughout my childhood, my father would come into my room, sit on the ground beside my bed, and say, with me, a prayer in French to the Holy Family. John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024

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