{"id":26527,"date":"2011-03-19T21:34:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T21:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/theanchoress\/?p=26527"},"modified":"2017-03-08T23:21:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T23:21:42","slug":"good-st-joseph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/2011\/03\/19\/good-st-joseph\/","title":{"rendered":"Good St. Joseph"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The \u201chidden life\u201d of Jesus\u2019 childhood is also entrusted to Joseph. He is eyewitness to the birth of Jesus. He greets the shepherds who come to adore the Infant Jesus. And he marvels at the coming of the Magi.<\/p>\n

Joseph, in his religious role as father, brings Jesus to the temple for the rite of circumcision, and names him. The name of Jesus denotes his mission: \u201cGod saves.\u201d<\/p>\n

But before Jesus can one day save, Joseph must first save Jesus from the malevolent Herod seeking to kill Jewish infants in order to wipe out any kingly rival being born among them (Cf. Mt. 2: 13-14). Again, God\u2019s angel speaks to Joseph in a dream. He promptly obeys, departing for Egypt with the Holy Family until danger has passed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I said earlier this week that Pat Gohn\u2019s piece on St. Joseph was a must-read and it really is<\/strong><\/a>. Don\u2019t miss it.<\/p>\n

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Deacon Greg supplies this photo along with an excerpt from one of his homilies<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n. . . the man betrothed to Mary was a man of worries, and apprehension, and even fear. This morning, I\u2019d like to suggest that Joseph is also a man who speaks to our own time.<\/p>\n

He is a man for our age \u2013 an Age of Anxiety.<\/p>\n

He must have known economic uncertainty \u2013 wondering how he would support and sustain his family, running his own small business. He had to pay taxes \u2013 to \u201crender unto Caeser.\u201d Like many people today, shortly after his son was born, Joseph and his family became refugees, immigrants in a foreign land \u2013 the land that had held his people as slaves. Joseph also lived with the threat of terror \u2013 a ruthless king bent on murdering children.<\/p>\n

On a more personal level, Joseph knew the anxiety of any man about to become a father. He must have asked himself: am I ready for this? Am I good enough, strong enough, wise enough? And then, confronting the very real possibility of scandal, Joseph must have had more than a few sleepless nights. How, he must have wondered, could he protect and spare the woman he loved?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A man for our time, and a homily for it, too!<\/p>\n

All I know is, when I was a kid, my mother gave me St. Joseph\u2019s Aspirin for children, and I always liked that it was named for St. Joseph!<\/p>\n

New Advent has the big bio<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile: Who is Baby Joseph and why should I care?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Others writing on Joseph:
\nTaylor Marshall<\/a><\/strong>
\nSt. Joseph\u2019s Altar<\/strong><\/a>
\nDan Cirucci<\/strong><\/a>
\nCatholic Fire<\/strong><\/a>
\nIgnatius Insight<\/strong><\/a>
\nUCANews<\/strong><\/a>
\nSolemnity of St. Joseph<\/strong><\/a>
\nGraces from St. Joseph<\/strong><\/a>
\nSt. Joseph\u2019s Day Pastries<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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