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Remember us,
St. Joseph, and pray for us to your foster child. Guard and protect the
Church on earth, till its time is fulfilled. |
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| St.
Joseph husband of Mary |
| Feast
Day: March 19 |
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Joseph, husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus Christ, was a
descendant of King David, according to the genealogy presented by the
Gospel. Betrothed to Mary, he decided to divorce her quietly when he
found she was with child, but an angel of the Lord told him to take her
as his wife, since the child to be born was the "Holy One of
God." |
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assisted at the birth of Jesus and became his support and guide through
childhood. In a dream he was told be an angel to flee from Bethlehem
with the infant and his mother, lest Herod kill the child. He
accompanied them to the temple where Jesus was presented to God. With
Mary, he sought the boy Jesus when he was lost on a pilgrimage to
Jerusalem. In his work as a carpenter he shared the many hours of his
trade with his young son. |
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| Joseph,
a man of faith, a just man, was a worthy successor to the great
patriarchs - Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. He followed the call of God
through the mysterious circumstances that surrounded the coming of
Jesus. God entrusted this silent, humble man with the unique privilege
of raising his only Son as a growing child. |
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saint close to God, he is honored as the patron of the universal Church. |
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