“Nowhere does a child learn goodness in the same way as he learns it by following the examples of his parents and loved ones…we pray that modern families, large and even small, will be able to keep the Faith. But most importantly, they should be able to reproduce faith and piety in each successive generation—so that both children and grandchildren, despite the very difficult circumstances of modern life”
(Patriarch Kirill of Russian, homily on January 8)