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Saint Joseph: Litany of Saint Joseph

When Pope Francis declared the Year of Saint Joseph, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments introduced seven new invocations to the Litany of Saint […]read more

Saint Joseph: The Visit of the Magi—Part Two

The Magi are a charming part of most Nativity scenes, even if their presence there is completely erroneous. The Magi never saw Jesus as a newborn, and they certainly never […]read more

Saint Joseph: The Visit of the Magi—Part One

The Visit of the Magi, the wise men, or the three kings has become inexorably bonded to the Christmas story. What Nativity scene would be complete without Melchior, Caspar, and […]read more

Saint Joseph: Presentation in the Temple

Christians celebrate the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple on February 2. Sometimes it’s called the Purification of the Virgin, but the real emphasis is on Jesus. While that’s how […]read more

Saint Joseph: Timeline of Events

We tend to think that everything involving Joseph in the infancy of Jesus happened all at once, but that isn’t the case. Even the Scriptures let us know that the […]read more

Saint Joseph and the Lily

Many images of Saint Joseph show him carrying a white lily. For someone who was a manual laborer, a delicate flower seems like an odd choice of imagery, but there […]read more

Saint Joseph: Poverty-Stricken, Poor Provider?

We have been told repeatedly that Joseph was a poor man. In fact, except for his marriage to Mary, that’s probably the one thing that we all swear as fact. […]read more

Saint Joseph: At Home with the Holy Family

Many significant sites from the life of Jesus await a pilgrim to the Holy Land. One can walk the Way of the Cross, visit the Upper Room, peer into the […]read more

Celebrate God’s Mercy

The Second Sunday of Easter is also known as the Sunday of Divine Mercy. In the 1930s, Jesus chose Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska, a Polish member of the Congregation of […]read more

Saint Joseph: What Did He Do for a Living?

It’s a no-brainer, right? Joseph was a carpenter. The Gospels tell us he was a carpenter. Tradition tells us he was a carpenter. End of discussion. Not so fast. The […]read more

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