Holy St.Joseph

We (rightly) place lots of importance on Mary but sometimes Joseph gets a little bit of a side bench: he is sooooooo very quiet that it’s quite easy to “forget” him – I often do anyway – and it takes a day like this to actually stop and think and go: OH YES ... ST. JOSEPH WAS A GREAT SAINT!

The Gospels do not record a SINGLE word of what Joseph ever said and yet I doubt he was mute! (…it’s just that his lines never made it to the final text I guess ;-)

Joking apart though, we can, from the Gospels conclude that st.Jospeh was a good worker for people identified Jesus as the son of “the carpenter”:

" Isn’t he the carpenter’s son? "

(Mt 13:55a)

He isn’t much spoken of in the Gospel but when he is he's one portrayed as an obedient child of God:

He is the one who "plans" to leave Mary “in all secrecy” because "in no way did he want to discredit her" (Mt 1:19) ...let alone have her stoned!

He is the one who furthermore accepts her lovingly and humbly when asked by the angel to do so. (Mt 1:24)

He is the one who accompanies Mary and the (unborn) child Jesus to Betlehem. (Lk 2:4,5)

He is the one who is caring for the both when this Holy Family is fleeing from Betlehem. (Mt 2:14)

He is the one who comforts Mary as they look for the missing boy Jesus. (Lk 2:41-45)

Indeed st.Joseph must have been a great worker but he was a GREATER worker in that he sought and did his very best to love and serve God. He is one spoken of as "an upright man" (Mt 1:19) in the Gospel...

…and sure enough he is “the carpenter” (Mt 13:55a) who works silently in his little workshop providing for his family!!

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This here is a video which i enjoyed watching and hence am embedding in this post:

Here's a little prayer:

Holy Saint Joseph,
husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and foster-father of Christ Jesus,
you are now with God in heaven.
Please obtain for me
and those whom i love,
a pure, humble, charitable heart
and a perfect desire to
love, obey and serve God.
As you guided Christ, so too:
guide and teach us to be just
that God may be pleased
and that one day we too
may be with Jesus in heaven.

St. Joseph patron saint and
protector of the Catholic Church
please pray for us!