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Madonna has never been more grateful to have family.

The “Material Girl” singer, 66, shared an Instagram post Monday with rare photos of her six children — Lourdes Leon, 28, Rocco Ritchie, 24, David Banda, 19, Mercy James, 18, and twins Stella and Estere, 12 — and her dad, Silvio Anthony “Tony” Ciccone, from their Thanksgiving celebration last week.


  Madonna with her six kids and her father on Thanksgiving. Instagram / @madonna Madonna with her six kids and her father on Thanksgiving. Instagram / @madonna

  Madonna and her dad. Instagram / @madonna Madonna and her dad. Instagram / @madonna

Madonna, her kids and her father posed outside and inside of what appeared to be a farmhouse, where they seemingly spent the holiday.


  Madonna with her daughter Lourdes Leon. Instagram / @madonna Madonna with her daughter Lourdes Leon. Instagram / @madonna

  Stella, Estere and Mercy James. Instagram / @madonna Stella, Estere and Mercy James. Instagram / @madonna

  Lourdes Leon and her grandpa. Instagram / @madonna Lourdes Leon and her grandpa. Instagram / @madonna

The Grammy winner also took a sweet photo with her boyfriend, Jamaican soccer player Akeem Morris, 28.

“We are born into families and we create our own,” Madonna began her caption. “As time goes by I am more and more appreciative of these microcosms of life that Dance around me and teach me lessons every day.”


  Madonna and her boyfriend Akeem Morris. Instagram / @madonna Madonna and her boyfriend Akeem Morris. Instagram / @madonna

  Rocco Ritchie, David Banda and Mercy James. Instagram / @madonna Rocco Ritchie, David Banda and Mercy James. Instagram / @madonna

  Madonna with her dog. Instagram / @madonna Madonna with her dog. Instagram / @madonna

The music legend then brought up her stepmom, Joan Ciccone, and her brother, Christopher Ciccone, who both died earlier this year.

 “My family has experienced many losses this year,” she wrote. “My father has endured with dignity.”

“Watching him cry in the cemetery when we buried my brother Christopher -right after he lost his wife. Was a moment I will never forget,” she continued.


  Joan Ciccone. Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home Joan Ciccone. Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home

  Madonna and her brother Christopher at the 1998 Vanity Fair Oscars party. Sygma via Getty Images Madonna and her brother Christopher at the 1998 Vanity Fair Oscars party. Sygma via Getty Images

Madonna added, “Spending time with him and all my children on Thanksgiving was Medicine for the Soul.”

Joan passed away in September at age 81 following a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer. She married Madonna’s father in 1966 when the singer was 8 years old.

Less than two weeks after Joan’s passing, Christopher died of cancer at age 63.


  Madonna on Thanksgiving. Instagram / @madonna Madonna on Thanksgiving. Instagram / @madonna

Christopher was the art director on Madonna’s Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990 and was the tour director for the Girlie Show in 1993. The siblings had a falling out, which Christopher wrote about in his 2008 NYT best-selling book.


  Christopher Ciccone at London fashion week in September 2012. WireImage Christopher Ciccone at London fashion week in September 2012. WireImage

  Christopher Ciccone and Madonna. madonna/Instagram Christopher Ciccone and Madonna. madonna/Instagram

Christopher claimed that Madonna outed him in her 1991 interview with the Advocate. He also accused Madonna’s ex-husband and Rocco’s father, Guy Ritchie, of being homophobic.

Despite the drama, Madonna gave a meaningful tribute to her brother following his death in October.


  Madonna and her brother Christopher at a Golden Globes afterparty in 1997. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Madonna and her brother Christopher at a Golden Globes afterparty in 1997. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

“My brother Christopher is gone,” Madonna said in a statement at the time. “He was the closest human to me for so long. It’s hard to explain our bond. But it grew out of an understanding that we were different and society was going to give us a hard time for not following the status quo.”

“I did my best to keep him alive as long as possible. He was in so much pain towards the end,” she added. “Once again, we held hands we closed our eyes and we danced. Together.”


  Madonna and Christopher Ciccone at the 1998 Oscars. WireImage Madonna and Christopher Ciccone at the 1998 Oscars. WireImage

  Christopher Ciccone. madonna/Instagram Christopher Ciccone. madonna/Instagram

Madonna has dealt with other family member’s deaths over the years. Her mom, also named Madonna, passed away at the age of 30 in 1963, when Madonna was only 5.

She also lost her brother, Anthony Ciccone, in February 2023. He passed away from respiratory failure and throat cancer at age 66.

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