Real story on St. Joseph: St. Joseph today is very different from the one portrayed by medieval painters.St. Joseph, in the eyes of Pope John Paul Pope John Paul is the name of two Popes of the Roman Catholic Church:
The Gospel portrait--brief as it is--presents Joseph as the "just" man: "her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to send her away quietly" (Mt. 1: 19). But then an angel appeared to him in a dream and explained to him that what was conceived in Mary "is of the Holy Spirit." And so Joseph was the first to be introduced to the "mystery of Mary's motherhood." He showed that readiness of will, like Mary's, to do what God asked him through the Angel. Joseph becomes the unique guardian of that mystery "hidden for ages in God" (Eph 3:9). Together with Mary "he shares in the final phase of God's self-revelation in Christ." His marriage to Mary is the juridical Pertaining to the administration of justice or to the office of a judge. A juridical act is one that conforms to the laws and the rules of court. A juridical day is one on which the courts are in session. JURIDICAL. basis of his fatherhood. It was to assure fatherly fa·ther·ly adj. 1. Of, like, or appropriate to a father: fatherly love. 2. Showing the affection of a father. adv. In a manner befitting a father. protection for Jesus. Thus the Church upholds both the virginal virginal, musical instrument: see spinet. virginal or virginals Small rectangular harpsichord with a single set of strings and a single manual. The derivation of its name is uncertain. conception of Jesus, and she also upholds Mary's marriage to Joseph. The son of Mary is therefore also Joseph's son. As for the nature of the marriage, both St. Augustine and St. Thomas always identify it with an "indivisible INDIVISIBLE. That which cannot be separated. 2. It is important to ascertain when a consideration or a contract, is or is not indivisible. When a consideration is entire and indivisible, and it is against law, the contract is void in toto. 11 Verm. 592; 2 W. union of souls," a "union of hearts," with "consent." Since it is inconceivable that the sublime task of guardianship and fatherhood would not be matched by the necessary qualities to adequately fill it, we must recognize that Joseph shows Jesus "by a special gift from heaven, all the natural love, all the affectionate solicitude so·lic·i·tude n. 1. The state of being solicitous; care or concern, as for the well-being of another. See Synonyms at anxiety. 2. A cause of anxiety or concern. Often used in the plural. that a Father's heart can know." There was the census, the birth at Bethlehem, the circumcision, the conferral of the Name, the presentation in the temple, the flight into Egypt The flight into Egypt describes an event in the Gospel of Matthew (2:13-23), in which Joseph fled to Egypt with his wife Mary and Jesus, after the visit of the Magi. , Jesus' stay in the temple. Through all these years Joseph had the task of "raising Jesus", that is, feeding, clothing and educating him in the Law and in the carpenter's trade. This work was the daily expression of love in the life of the Family of Nazareth. |
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