Inside 'RHONJ' Star Teresa Giudice's Emotional Reunion With Estranged Father

And that included making amends with her estranged father, Giacinto Gorga.

According to what a source told RadarOnline, the father-daughter reunion was an emotional one. After Teresa arrived home for the first time since her release on Dec 23., her mom, Antonia Gorga, and dad decided to reunite with their daughter. “Teresa immediately burst into tear,” the source stated.

“It was the first time she saw her father since she went to prison in February,” the source added. “Giacinto had refused to visit, because he said he didn’t want to see his daughter locked up behind bars.”

“Teresa’s biggest fear while locked up had been that something could happen to her parents while she was inside,” the insider explained. “And there was genuine concern that Teresa would never see her father again, because he has been suffering from several ailments. He is getting older and Teresa was just so grateful to be able to hug her dad again.”

Calling Teresa’s release nothing short from “a Christmas miracle,” the family still stands to face the incarceration of Joe Giudice, 43, Teresa’s husband and father to daughters Gia, 14, Milania, 10, Gabriella, 9, and Audriana, 6.

But the family is determined not to let Joe’s upcoming jail time affect the family’s holiday bliss. According to the insider, “No one is talking about Joe’s upcoming prison surrender. They are just living in the moment.”