May 1 - Saint Joseph the Worker Joseph, like Mary his spouse, was of royal blood and yet passed his life in labor These are the reasons why men of every rank and country should fly to the trust and guard [...] guard of the blessed Joseph. Fathers of families find in Joseph the best personification of paternal solicitude and vigilance; spouses a perfect example of love, of peace, and of conjugal fidelity; virgins [...] artisans, and persons of lesser degree, their recourse to Joseph is a special right, and his example is for their particular imitation. For Joseph, of royal blood, united by marriage to the greatest and
month of the Rosary (1883) In times of crisis in the Church, it is imperative to pray to Mary and Joseph! At this proximity of the month of October, which We have already consecrated to the Virgin Mary [...] with great piety and trust, together with the Virgin-Mother of God, her chaste Spouse, the Blessed Joseph; and We regard it as most certain that this will be most pleasing to the Virgin herself. Pope Leo
June 7 –The Sacred Heart of Jesus – Apparition of Saint Joseph in Cotignac (France, 1660) The powerful intercessory role of St. Joseph It was a hot summer day in Cotignac (Provence, France) on June 7, [...] the Passover of Christ. This apparition highlights the powerful role of intercession of St. Joseph. St. Joseph is united to the Virgin Mary in the eternal plan of divine providence, and God clearly wants [...] pointed to a rock, and said in the local patois: "Iéu siéu Joùsè; enlevo-lou e béuras." That is, "I am Joseph; remove it and you will drink." The boulder was heavy - later on 8 men couldn't move it - so how
May 1st - Saint Joseph the Worker Joseph’s holy modesty Our world is "voyeuristic." Everything must be shown and everything must be told, in a nonstop fashion. Just look at the success of reality TV, the [...] round-the-clock on social media. By contrast, Joseph is a model of modesty. His brand of modesty is made of silence, natural reserve and meditation. Joseph preserves the privacy of his adopted Son, Jesus [...] conception and her divine maternity. Joseph’s modesty is neither shame, which expresses a disgust for oneself, nor prudishness, nor the prudery which feigns self-restraint. Joseph's modesty is a sure sign of the
March 19– Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity) Joseph understood Mary's silence A shadow crept into Joseph's happiness. Mary was now lost to him: he would be alone, and she too would [...] freedom. The greatness of Joseph's soul was rooted in God, and God came to meet his servant to reveal his plan to him. From this moment on, everything became clearer: Joseph understood Mary's silence; [...] would be alone forever. All this was so unexpected, so mysterious and so incredible that Joseph did not know what to do; but it is at this moment that his holiness and spiritual wisdom came to the fore
Mary and Joseph have so much to tell us about how we can accept God's plan, with all the challenges this can entail in our daily lives. Sometimes we think that everything was easy for Mary and Joseph because [...] March 23 – Mater Domini (Italy, 1650) Mary and Joseph: a married couple to imitate in difficult times Discovering the Holy Family, and especially getting to know and love the future mother and father of [...] trials, frightening by their intensity. Far from distancing them from us, the way in which Mary and Joseph lived through these overwhelming moments makes them even closer to us by their humanity: they are
February 2 – Presentation of Jesus in the Temple At the Presentation, Mary and Joseph showed their intention of faithfully obeying God's will In the episode of the Presentation of Jesus in the temple, [...] of the Lord, 'a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons'" (Lk 2:22-24). With this act, Mary and Joseph show their intention of faithfully obeying God's will, rejecting every kind of privilege. Their coming [...] and God's holiness, as well as to indicate the spirit of humble offering which motivated Mary and Joseph (cf. Lk 2:24). In fact, the "two turtledoves or two young pigeons" (Lk 12:8), was the offering of
Blessed Virgin Mary and St Joseph Mary and Joseph are models of both spouses and virgins The New Testament provides very little, if any, information about the life of Mary and Joseph before the Annunciation [...] they lived together afterwards. We only know that Mary was "married" to Joseph, that they were not yet living together, and that Joseph would soon be invited to "take Mary his wife into his home". To find [...] Orthodox brothers. Taking a more theologically rigorous approach, the Orthodox Christians always place Joseph at a distance from the Woman and the Child. How else can one show that he was neither Mary's concubine
of Our Lord Mary and Joseph's painful trial before their marriage (2/2) In Maria Valtorta's The Gospel as It Was Revealed to Me (1), the Blessed Virgin recalls how she and Joseph lived through the days [...] days of her early pregnancy before Joseph learned the truth from an angel: “ Who can truly tell Joseph's pain, his thoughts, the perturbation of his feelings? Like a little boat caught in a great storm, he [...] than Mine. And I give this witness with the affection of a spouse, because I want you to love My Joseph, this wise, prudent, patient and good man, who is not separated from the mystery of Redemption, on
Lady of the Oak Mary and Joseph's painful trial before their marriage (1/2) In Maria Valtorta's The Gospel as It Was Revealed to Me (1), the Blessed Virgin recalls how she and Joseph lived through the days [...] days of her early pregnancy before Joseph learned the truth from an angel: “ My Joseph suffered his passion. It began in Jerusalem when he noticed My condition. And it lasted several days, exactly as it had [...] describe My pain when I realized that Heaven had not yet heard My prayer by revealing the mystery to Joseph? I understood that he was not aware of it when I saw that he was respectful to Me as usual. If he
