Holy Eucharist for St. Joseph's Day
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 12:00 PM
Join us to commemorate this feast day with a simple Holy Eucharist in the church at 12:00 p.m. All are welcome.
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According to the Gospel of Matthew, Joseph was a carpenter who was chosen by God to serve as earthly father to Jesus. A man of faith, humility, and compassion, he accepted the responsibility of becoming Mary's husband despite the scandal of her miraculous pregnancy.
Guided by mystical visions, Joseph led Mary and Jesus to Egypt to escape the wicked King Herod's slaughter of the innocents. Later he and Mary returned to Israel, raising Jesus in the town of Nazareth.
Joseph is the patron saint of laborers. According to tradition, he taught his trade to Jesus. He is thought to have died during Jesus' youth, since he disappears from the record during Jesus' adult life. As Lesser Feasts and Fasts puts it, "The little that is told of him is a testimony to the trust in God which values simple everyday duties, and gives an example of a loving husband and father."
Image: St. Joseph with Jesus, from the Varna Archeological Museum, Bulgaria (iconographer unknown)
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