1. Opening hymn.
2. Recitation of the "Our Father".
3. A reading from the Bible: Mt 1, 18-25.
4. A reading from the Teaching of the Church:
1. "Jesus Christ is the everlasting Son of God. "He is the image of the unseen God, the first-born of all creation, for in him were created all things in heaven and on earth: everything visible and everything invisible
all things were created through him and for him. He is the Beginning, the first-born from the dead, so that he should be supreme in every way; because God wanted all fullness to be found in him and through him to reconcile all things to him, everything in heaven and everything on earth, by making peace through his death on the cross" (Col 1:15-20).
2. Once he became man through the Holy Spirit in Mary's womb, he made the Father known to us in his Person and his preaching. He gave us the new commandment to love one another as he loved us. He taught us the way of the beatitudes: to be poor in spirit and meek, to bear suffering with patience, to thirst for justice, to be merciful, pure of heart and peacemakers, and to suffer persecution for justice. He suffered under Pontius Pilate. He died for us like the innocent Lamb who takes away the sins of the world. He was buried and rose again through his own power, and through his resurrection he lett us to share in divine life. He ascended into heaven from where he will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, each one according to his/her merits. And his kingdom will have no end.
3. Therefore, Jesus Christ is the Center of the world, of history and the life of all men, and he is their only Savior. Our salvation is in Him alone, with no other mediators or founders of religions. The Person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and true man among men, is thus the center and the synthesis of the Christian faith. In Him we find the program of the Church and the Christian family, the "domestic church". Consequently, a new program does not have to be invented because it already exists. It is the same program as always brought together by the Gospel and living tradition. In short, it is centered on Christ himself, who must be known, loved and imitated in order to live Trinitarian life in Him and transform history in Him until its perfection in the heavenly Jerusalem. It is a program that does not change as times and cultures change, even though it takes them into consideration for a real dialogue and effective communication.
4. Knowledge about Jesus Chris is born and grows especially through the encounter with his Word by listening to and reading the Gospel, participating in the sacramental life of the Church, especially the Eucharist, personal and community prayer, and service and concern for the poor and needy. This knowledge leads to love for his Person and to practicing the commandment to love one's neighbor that He gave us as a distinctive mark, and this is the beginning of any imitation of his life.
5. Therefore, reading the Word of God and the Gospel in the family, sharing as a family in the Sunday Eucharist, prayer in common, and works of charity have a predominant place in the Christian home. These manifestations are an essential part of family catechesis.
5. Reflections of the leader.
6. Dialogue:
7. Commitments.
8. Recitation of the "Hail Mary" and invocation: "Regina familiae. Ora pro nobis".
9. Prayer for the family: Father of goodness and God of all consolation, you so loved the world that you gave it your only begotten Son. Make Christian families capable of presenting you to their children as the way that brings us to You. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord
10. Closing hymn.