Who is St. Joseph?
St. Joseph, as describe in the bible, is the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus. He was a carpenter. And in Luke 2:24, it said that he took Jesus to the Temple to be circumcised and Mary to be purified he offered two turtledoves or a pair of pigeons, in which, it was for those who could not afford a lamb and it means that he wasn’t rich.
Joseph came from a royal lineage despite of his humble work and means. Luke and Matthew both mark his descent form David, the greatest king of Israel. Even the angle who tells Joseph about Jesus greeted him as “son of David.”
Characteristics of Joseph
Joseph is a compassionate and caring man. It manifested when he quietly divorced Mary and not exposed her to shame and to prevent Mary from being accused in adultery, as women accused to adultery could be stoned to death, where at that moment he didn’t yet know that Mary was carrying the Son of God.
A man of faith, obedient to whatever God without knowing the outcome that was Joseph. When the angle told him the truth about the child Mary was carrying, he immediately without any hesitation took Mary as his wife. And when an angle told him that his family was in danger, he immediately left everything he owned, his family and his friends, and migrate to a strange country with his family.
Joseph love Jesus and respect God. His love to Jesus is great just like as fathers love their children. His obedience to God is unwavering for he sacrificed all he had for the sake of protecting his family while working so hard to feed his family.
St. Joseph is the patron of the universal Church, fathers, carpenters and social justice.
Feast of St. Joseph:
March 19 for Joseph the Husband of MaryMay 1 for Joseph the Worker
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