{"id":603,"date":"2014-03-19T12:16:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T19:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiestanthony.com\/blog\/?p=603"},"modified":"2014-03-19T12:16:19","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T19:16:19","slug":"the-feast-of-saint-joseph-spouse-of-the-mother-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiestanthony.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/19\/the-feast-of-saint-joseph-spouse-of-the-mother-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Feast of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Mother of God"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we celebrate a real man, great Saint Joseph. \u00a0Scripture says of him, “He was a just man.” \u00a0He was kind, loving , gentle and incredibly strong. \u00a0Attuned to the Heart of God, He protected his family by fleeing to Egypt. \u00a0We know that Saint Joseph was probably a widower when he was espoused to the Blessed Mother. \u00a0It was often the custom for an older man to become the protector of a girl who had vowed her virginity in a life of prayer at the temple in Jerusalem. \u00a0Thus, he would become her husband, but many times no children would issue from the marriage.<\/p>\n

In hebrew the word for sister and brother was the same word used for cousins or any relation by blood or marriage. \u00a0Thus, when scripture talks of the siblings of Our Blessed Lord, it is not talking of blood sisters or brothers from Blessed Mary, but step siblings and cousins. \u00a0It is probable that Our Lord’s “brothers and sisters” were his step siblings from Saint Joseph’s previous marriage.<\/p>\n

Also, we know from Holy Tradition that Saint Joseph was older. \u00a0This is why he was not present later in Our Lord’s life. \u00a0This is why He made provision from the Cross for His Holy Mother. \u00a0If she had other children by Joseph there would be no need for Our Lord to make sure she had a home. \u00a0“Woman, behold thy son! \u00a0Son, behold thy mother! \u00a0And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.” \u00a0(Notice Our Blessed Lord calls her WOMAN- Acknowledging her as the New Eve.)<\/p>\n

Saint Joseph is the patron of the dying because he had Our Lord and Our Lady at his bedside when he died. \u00a0How wonderful and sweet that leave taking must have been! \u00a0How beautiful that he would become the patron of all of us on our deathbeds.<\/p>\n

O God, Who in Thy unspeakable providence did choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of Thy Most Holy Mother, grant that as we venerate him on earth, we may deserve to have him as our protector in heaven. \u00a0Blessed be Jesus in His angels and in His saints! \u00a0Amen.<\/p>\n

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