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Casa<\/a> | Father to Father<\/p>\n

\n\t\tDe Padre a Padre\n\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\tYou’re Going to Be A Father\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

\"Patchy\"So, you are going to be a father! Congratulations! Oh, I know, you may be feeling a whole range of emotions, from happiness to sheer terror. I remember when my wife told me we were expecting our first child. I did not feel ready at that moment, but, thankfully, we had nine months to prepare. I was working offshore at that time, as a ship’s navigation officer, but I decided to quit my sea-going career and find work on shore. I did not want to be out at sea when our child first smiled, or spoke, or walked. It wasn’t an easy transition, but by God’s grace, and with the help of a good friend, I found a decent job with a shipping agency. I am so glad that I took that step, so that I could more fully support my wife during her pregnancy, prepare our home for our new arrival, and experience the wonder and joy of our newborn baby.<\/p>\n

Espero que t\u00fa tambi\u00e9n te est\u00e9s preparando para la llegada de tu beb\u00e9, con la madre de tu hijo. Dios os est\u00e1 dando a ambos unos regalos muy especiales. Ella recibe el don de la maternidad, y t\u00fa el de la paternidad. Me doy cuenta de que tu propia experiencia de crecimiento con tu padre y tu madre puede no ser todo buenos momentos. Si tu propia infancia fue una \u00e9poca dura, entonces es muy natural que dudes de tu propia capacidad para ser un buen padre, un buen marido.<\/p>\n

Tengo tres puntos para que los consideres: una promesa, un patr\u00f3n y una oraci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

La promesa<\/h3>\n

The promise is this: God will never leave you or abandon you (see Hebrews 13:5). He will always be with you, always available to you. When things seem too tough to handle, if you face problems that have no easy solutions, know that God is with you, He cares for you, and His mercy is “new every morning,” as we read in the Bible (Lamentations 3:22-23). Take each day as it comes, do your best, and trust God for the rest.<\/p>\n

El Patr\u00f3n<\/h3>\n

The patron is St. Joseph, the man chosen by God to be the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the guardian of His Only Son, Jesus. You may know the story, how Joseph and Mary got off to a rough start as a couple. She was pledged to him to be his wife, but then turned up pregnant before the wedding, and not by him. Joseph wasn’t sure what to do, whether to divorce Mary, or pretend the child was his. But God spoke to him in a dream and shared with him the amazing grace that was bringing this new life into the world (see Matthew 1:18-25). And Joseph believed God, so he took Mary into his home and cared for her and the child for the rest of his life. Joseph learned a lot from God, and from Mary and Jesus. Joseph can teach us about courage, and patience, and solving problems.<\/p>\n

La Oraci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n

The prayer comes from another saint, St. Faustina. She is the Polish nun who received the vision of the Divine Mercy and promoted devotion to Jesus by that name. One of the most popular prayers she shared, revealed to her by Jesus, is the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy. But I would like to recommend to you a much shorter, simpler prayer that she prayed: “Jesus, I trust in you.” I have found great comfort and consolation in this prayer, especially when I am facing a challenging situation, and I am not sure how things will turn out. I like to pray it three times in a row: “Jesus, I trust in you; Jesus, I trust in you; Jesus, I trust in you.”<\/p>\n

Hablando de oraciones, rezo mientras escribo esta breve nota, para que, mientras la lees, dondequiera que est\u00e9s, sea lo que sea que est\u00e9s afrontando, te animes a dar la bienvenida al regalo de la vida que Dios te est\u00e1 dando a ti y a tu esposa. Que el Se\u00f1or te bendiga con su gracia, te gu\u00ede con su sabidur\u00eda, te proteja con su paz y te fortalezca con su alegr\u00eda. Y que siempre recuerden, en cada situaci\u00f3n y circunstancia, que son muy amados.<\/p>\n

Todo lo mejor para ti y tu familia,<\/p>\n

Di\u00e1cono Jon Fadely<\/p>\n

\n\t\tRedeeming Fatherhood When It’s Broken – Jim Daly’s Story\n\t<\/h2>\n\t