The Feast of the Holy Family is a Second-class Feast. Earlier in the week, we had the Feast of the Epiphany which is, of course a First-class Feast and a Holy Day of Obligation. We certainly could have solemnized the Epiphany and Father could have said that Mass instead of the Mass for the Feast of the Holy Family. It is discretionary, but we chose, rather, to celebrate the feast of the day (Holy Family) owing to the importance of the family and the need to pray for families during these times when the very idea of the family is under attack.
Thus, for the Propers, we sang those of the Feast of the Holy Family.
For the Commons, still deep in the Christmas season, we chose Mass II and Credo III.
For the Processional, we sang Good Christian Men Rejoice.
And of course, at the Offertory, Stella Coeli Extirpavit.which we have been doing now for almost two years.
At the Communion, we managed six of the fourteen verses of Puer Natus in Bethlehem.
To close, we paid our homage to the three sainted Magi Kings, Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, with We Three Kings.