promises of God or become faithless? Some months later, Angel Gabriel visited Mary, who was engaged to Joseph. Angel Gabriel tells her, “… you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus

the Annunciation, help us to say "yes". When comes the time for us to leave, Mary of Egypt, wife of Joseph, kindle Hope in us. When comes the time of misunderstanding, Mary of Jerusalem, increase our patience

was the size of an average person. Her hands were raised as if in prayer. On her right stood Saint Joseph, with his head inclined towards her and on her left stood Saint John the Evangelist, dressed as a

written by a bishop of Saida in the 1910s, describe 16 miracles, including one in which a nun of St. Joseph recovered her sight. Nearly half of these miracles concern children and barren women, so she is sometimes

establish his promised peace on earth. Our privilege to come and worship him is as great as that of Mary, Joseph, the Magi and the shepherds, for Jesus continues his Incarnation on earth. The Word becomes flesh

overseas with the statue, with the idea that we would like to ask the Virgin Mary to act for peace," Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, the archbishop of Nagasaki, said in an interview with AFP. Source: AFP Nagasaki

offering of Christ. The two turtledoves offered at the Presentation: We have shown that Mary and Joseph had each made a personal sacrifice beyond what the law prescribed. When they presented Jesus to the

Ever-Virgin Mary. There would come a day in his own life when His Mother, bereft of her protector, Joseph, would come forth from the Gate of another city – Jerusalem – in order to bury her only Son. The

the message given by Mary: "I am the Mother of the Savior, Mother of God. Pray very much." Father Joseph Schmetz

flowers, I knew right away that Our Lady wanted to give them to you! Don't worry, Jesus, Mary and Joseph are taking care of everything!" The answer was clear: our Blessed Mother was helping us! My son had