Many often joke about how it must have been to be the family of Jesus (God); Jesus standing on the bathwater, Jesus sneaking and multiplying cookies, etc.; and there is some humor to that. But the importance of this feast comes down to: the Holy Family is meant to be the model for all families. If you want to have a healthy family life, then look to them for guidance and example. Some are perhaps thinking, “That is not a fair comparison. Jesus is God and Mary is without sin; of course they are going to be the perfect family. How is that supposed to help my family?” Do not forget that they were not without their problems, too. Remember, Jesus was hunted from his birth; they had to spend two years as exiles in Egypt; Mary lost Jesus for three whole days. They had their fair share of drama as well, but they stayed strong in the face of all of that. 

A priest one time had a wedding and was invited to the reception afterward. For once, he actually had time to go to the reception so he accepted the invitation. While there, a guy sat next to him who clearly had a myriad of questions he wanted to ask. He started by asking the priest, “Father, if you could have preached the wedding at Cana, what would you have said?” The priest responded by saying, “Well, that would be tough as Mary actually gave the perfect homily and it would be hard to follow that.” The man asked, “What do you mean?” The priest quoted Mary, “Do whatever He tells you.” The man didn’t ask any more questions after that.