“WHEN JOSEPH AWOKE, HE DID AS THE ANGEL OF THE LORD HAD COMMANDED HIM AND TOOK HIS WIFE INTO HIS HOME.” MT 1:16, 18-21, 24
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.
Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
“Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.”
When Joseph awoke,
he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him
and took his wife into his home. MT 1:16, 18-21, 24
In his book, The Mystery of St. Joseph, Marie-Dominique Philippe teaches that St. Joseph’s annunciation is today. When the angel Gabriel visits Mary, announcing the birth of our Lord, it is called the Annunciation. Today, an angel comes to Joseph in a dream to announce that the Holy Spirit put Jesus in Mary’s womb. The angel also announces that God wants Mary to be his wife, for them to be married. The “angel of the Lord” also announces to Joseph that he is to name the child Jesus “because he will save his people from their sins”.
The gospel says that Joseph is a “righteous man”. Joseph was chosen by God for a special mission. Mary has already consecrated herself totally to God, how can she also be a wife to St. Joseph? Only if Joseph supports her and consecrates himself to God, too. Joseph must keep silent in Mary’s secret with God, she is carrying the Savior of the world. He must be prudent, chosen by God, to protect Jesus and Mary from danger. Joseph is also called “the worker”. Joseph in his work supports his family financially.
He never speaks in the Bible. We learn that Joseph works and prays, his work is even prayer, offering it up to our Lord. He models for us how to “pray without ceasing”. Mary and Joseph never have relations consecrating themselves to God, we could use these great models of chastity and purity in our sex saturated world. Mary and Joseph, pray for us!
*I try to pray this prayer each morning as a father of children. I suggest mother’s pray it, too!
Prayer of Consecration to St. Joseph for one’s child(ren)
O Glorious St. Joseph, Guardian of the Redeemer, to your paternity the Everlasting Father committed the care of His only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. It was your singular privilege to hear the Eternal Word cry out to you “Abba”, Daddy.
It was your high calling to protect, nurture, provide for and deeply love Christ with a father’s heart.
With that same confidence and trust in your fatherly affection, I come to you this day and ask you to take under your special care the child(ren) that God has blessed me with.
As you guarded and cared for the Child Jesus, so too, as the universal patron of His Catholic Church, you protect and watch over His Mystical Body, which is made up of all baptized souls who are His members.
I consecrate ____________________ to your heart this day and trust in your constant care for them as your own spiritual child(ren). Guard and guide their every step in this life as they make their pilgrimage of faith. By your fervent prayer preserve the purity of their bodies, minds, hearts and souls. By your beautiful example help properly form their affections, appetites, desires and beliefs. Let no abuse, addiction, or demonic influence ensnare them. Defend them against all the dangers and corruption of this world. May they grow in grace and wisdom before God and man.
Dearest St. Joseph, hand in hand with our Blessed Mother Mary, lead us all to your divine son Jesus Christ and the eternal joy of Heaven. Amen.
Two must read books on St. Joseph:
1. “Brother Andre: Friend of the Suffering, Apostle of Saint Joseph” by Jean-Guy Dubuc
I have read this one. Brother Andre is now St. Andre Bessette canonized on Oct. 17th, 2010. He grew up very poor and had a digestive disorder so his favorite meal was flour and water. He wasn’t smart or athletic with a frail body, but he loved St. Joseph a devotion handed down to him by his mother. His intellect kept him from being a priest and the Holy Cross brothers nearly did not accept him. He spent his whole life being obedient to his order by being a porter, welcoming people onto the grounds of Holy Cross. He healed thousands and millions came to him in Canada. He healed through the intercession of St. Joseph. He always gave people St. Joseph medals and rubbed oil of St. Joseph on their bodies (specific to the founder of Holy Cross Brothers). He often prayed into the night to St. Joseph. He wanted to build a chapel in honor of St. Joseph and after he died the basilica of St. Joseph was completed. In it hundreds of crutches and canes are left behind of those St. Andre cured. He is the first male Canadian saint. This is a must read!
2. The Mystery of St. Joseph by Fr. Marie-Dominique Philippe, OD
This one is very deep if you want a theological challenge!
Today’s challenge: Be silent, be righteous (virtuous; morally correct), work and pray without ceasing.
We must have an unfailing devotion to Mary and Joseph. It only makes sense, they spent their lives totally and completely dedicated to God on earth, Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. We have perfect models in them. Take time to find an app on St. Joseph and put it on your phone or tablet. Dedicate yourself to it. Read a book on St. Joseph, you won’t be disappointed. Pray to St. Joseph as well as Mary each day.
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“WHEN JOSEPH AWOKE, HE DID AS THE ANGEL OF THE LORD HAD COMMANDED HIM AND TOOK HIS WIFE INTO HIS HOME.” I think Joseph can be a role model to all of us. His wife had gotten pregnant and he knew it wasn’t with him so he divorced her quietly. He could have told everyone and she would have been killed but he still loved Mary. He then had a dream where he was told to take Mary as his and he trusted God. I think we need to be more like Joseph.
In this Gospel, Joseph is about to divorce Mary after finding out that she was pregnant before they lived together. Then he gets a dream and an angel tells him not to divorce Mary so he doesn’t. This tells us that we should always follow the will of God. He has a plan for us that is set before us. We should hear his calling and do what he wants for us.
“he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him”. if Jesus tells us to do something we should do it. It can be hard sometimes trying to figure out what God wants you to do but, if you pray, He will tell you. He only wants what’s best for us, so if he says to do something do it because it is what’s best for you.
In today’s scripture reflection, Joseph trusts God. He may not understand, but he trusts God and he knows he can believe Him.
IN today’s reading Joseph was scared and was worried what other people would think of him and Mary . He was so worried he was just going to leave Mary quietly and hope nobody would hear about it. But God had other plans and those plans were hard for Joseph to accept but he over came it through prayer.
What reached out to me was, “because he will save his people from their sins”. What this means to me is that Jesus came to us for a reason, and we need to listen to him as much as we can to follow that reason.
St. Joseph was a very holy man. He had a close relationship with the Lord and acted how the Lord asked. God came to Joseph in a dream when he tried to leave Mary. Joseph could have still left but he trusted and listened to the lord. We need to have faith in God and protect others like Joseph. St. Joseph is a great role model and we should look to him for guidance.
Today the gospel talks about how we need to let the Holy Spirit into our lives. We need to let the Holy Spirit into our lives because we need to be saved the holy Spirit will save us. I think we need to let the Holy Spirit into life because it means that we will be open for God to come into our lives.
Joseph is a good example of a holy person. He is obedient to God and did exactly what God asked him to do. He also did it without fully wanting to. Even when he wanted to divorce Mary, he wanted to do it quietly so she wouldn’t be shamed. He listened to God and trusted Him fully.
Joseph was a good man, and he cared about Mary, I couldn’t imagine what he was thinking. But he handled it very well, he didn’t want to put shame on Mary even though the situation was a mess. When the angel came to him, he believed which i wish i had faith like him, that’s what strives to be. He didn’t even second guess his answer. I love him he is a truly good man.
Create a devotion to Mary and Joseph. As men and women, we can strive to be just like them. Mary and Joseph were children of God that gave up everything that they had for Jesus and for the love of God the Father. They put God and others above themselves and served. Mary might have been born without original sin, but Joseph was. Joseph is just like us, he was born a sinner. He was born a sinner, but he found God. We can find God and learn to love him just as much as Joseph loved him.
Joseph sets a great example for today’s culture that is surrounded by laziness. Technology makes us want to sit around and just watch shows or play games all day. That is not what God made us for. He made us for hard work and dedication to the task at hand. St. Joseph sets an excellent example of a hard worker. He offered up all his work in prayer to God and shows us that hard work ultimately leads to happiness. During this Lenten season we can get bored and boredom is never a good thing. The devil loves to tempt us in boredom because that is when we are most likely to listen to him. By keeping busy, we can keep the devil away and stay on the path to holiness.
The scripture is trying to tell us that we need to be obedient to Christ because he has done so many things for us and we need him in our life. Joseph the son of David helped Mary when she was conceived with the baby Jesus and helped her into his home. Jesus wants us to love one another.
In today’s scripture we hear about how joseph was spoken to by an angel in a dream where he tells him that Jesus was incarnated by the holy spirit. But I think this scripture is saying that we must take up burdens that are not ours to take up.
Today we learn that Joseph is slowly and quietly divorcing Mary because she would’ve got murdered because if you are pregnant with no spouse you will be executed and Joseph knew that. He loved Mary so much that he stayed with her to make sure the Son of God was reveled to the world. “WHEN JOSEPH AWOKE, HE DID AS THE ANGEL OF THE LORD HAD COMMANDED HIM AND TOOK HIS WIFE INTO HIS HOME.”
Mary might have been born without original sin, but Joseph was. Joseph is just like us, he was born a sinner. He was born a sinner, but he found God. We can find God and learn to love him just as much as Joseph loved him. With that same confidence and trust in your fatherly affection, I come to you this day and ask you to take under your special care the child(ren) that God has blessed me with.It was your high calling to protect, nurture, provide for and deeply love Christ with a father’s heart.
Jesus is always with us even if it feels like hes not
In the scripture it said that how joseph talked to an angel that Mary would have a child and name him Jesus. And so he listened to the angel when he told him that.
Do as the Lord asks of you and trust all things through the Holy Spirit. Jesus wouldn’t do anything to harm us so we need to trust that and do as God plans for our lives.
st. Joseph was a righteous man. when he found out that mary was going to have a child, he still didn’t want he to live the rest of her life in shame by divorsing her loudly, no, because he was a righteous man. he was going to divorse her quietly. but when the angel came to him, he listened. so they raised a son, our savior. st. joseph, pray for us.
Joseph is smart and kind so he decides to divorce Mary quietly not wanting to expose her to shame. Yet in the dream there is an angel who tells Joseph to not divorce Mary and to take her back into his home. We need to think like Joseph in the sense of not wanting to embarrass anyone. He was going to divorce her quietly, (Which we know didn’t happen because of the dream) so he didn’t embarrass her. We need to think that way. To be kind to others and to care about others feelings. So we have to pray to Joseph so that we may be kind like he was.
Today’s gospel shares that Joseph was a hard worker, and all we ever want to do is be on technology. When we are online all day, we forget that we were not made to be online all day we were made to work. God made us with an intention, we have a purpose, and it’s not to be online all day.
listen to God he knows what hes doing you will understand and obey him you will get to heaven. He knows everything so he knows what we need to do if he tells you listen and do as he says.
We need to be more like Joseph, if you asume someone you know isn’t good, and you shouldn’t hang out with them because of that, you shouldn’t put them to shame, but you shouldn’t surport it either. Like how Joseph intended to do, we should quietly stop hanging out with them. Because we all sin, it is not fair for all of our attension to focus on 1 bad thing a person did. Instead, focus on the good people do.
We should love Mary and Joseph just as much as we love God. Mary had not sinned once and took care of Jesus, and Joseph also took care of Jesus the Son of God and he devoted his whole life to God.
Most people don’t really pay any attention to Joseph,They don’t understand what he did.He married this women knowing that she was carrying Gods son,the savior of the world.Joseph trusted Mary and Mary trusted God so Joseph new that he had to also put his trust in God,and that is what he did.
Joseph is such a great role model for all of us. When he found out Mary was pregnant when they like barley knew each other he was going to divorce her but then when he had a dream of a angle telling him not too he didn’t because he believed and obeyed the father and let him work through him and also help Mary with the situation also. Joseph had great faith and we all could look up to him for that.
this tells us about how Joseph took Mary into her home because he did not want to put her to shame. this means that he loved his wife even though he was going to divorce and that god had chosen wisely.
We need to follow God, we should listen to him and follow his scripture. God sent Jesus to earth so he could tell God’s word. Jesus told us his word so we could go out and tell even more people. We should listen to God and obey him.
Joseph was a good role model for all of us to follow. Joseph gave himself fully to God and he didn’t even question God for a second he took what God had said and believed it truly and fully. In this world we have a lot of things to distract us from God. Sometimes these things make us doubt God is even real and that is normal but we always have to come back to God. I know that I have doubted if God was real but then I realized there is no other explanation for anything God is real his love is real.
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Joseph should be a role model for us people always say that you should try to be like a famous movie star or celebrity or famous athleate but no, none of that matters in The Kingdom of God. “But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.” (Matthew 19: 30). Joseph is the perfect role model. He was married to Mary Jesus’s mother scared off demons traveled to Egypt to protect his family and never lost sight of what was most important. Getting to heaven.
Today is the solemnity of Joseph. The gospel tells us of a man named Joseph who had a wife, Mary. Mary had gotten pregnant, but not with Joseph , and since Joseph was a righteous man he was planning on divorcing her quietly. This was so that Mary would not be shamed for her pregnancy. An angel came in a dream and told Joseph to not be afraid for the pregnancy was from God. In this gospel snip-it Joseph is conflicted but God sends an angel to tell Joseph the will of God. This is an example to always, no matter how hard, to do the will of God
St. Joseph was a very holy man. He had a close relationship with the Lord and acted how the Lord asked. God came to Joseph in a dream when he tried to leave Mary. Joseph could have still left but he trusted and listened to the lord. We need to have faith in God and protect others like Joseph. St. Joseph is a great role model and we should look to him for guidance.
He followed the word of God that was given by a angle
The gospel talks about how we need to let the Holy Spirit into our lives. We need to be saved the holy Spirit will save us. I think we need to let the Holy Spirit into our lives because it means that we will be open to God to come into our lives.
What God is trying to say is that Joseph played an essential part in Mary’s life helping her through pregnancy with our savior. We should listen for God and if something like this would happen to us then we should know how to do it and make sure we fulfill his path for us.
Joseph was a very faithful man, because if he didnt except the dream he had that told him that Mary hadn’t been unfaithful, she would have been punished greatly and Jesus would seize to have existed. It takes alot of trust in God to believe a Dream you had, but the dream ended up being true. We should strive to have the faith Joseph had.
joseph got divorsed with mary because she had had a baby and its not his so he was all upset but he wanted to do it quitley so mary doesnt get shamed.
I think the scripture is telling us that God has different plans. It might seem scary to do something and we decided to not do the thing or avoid it, or even they hurt someone else. Joseph didn’t want to take Mary because he thought people would save about him. that’s how we are sometimes we don’t want to do something because what others will think about us. God knows what’s best for us that’s why we have to listen to God because God gives us the steps to get to heaven and in heaven we are happy.
God calls us to different things everyday and we have to accept them and not be afraid to do what God wants us to do. We should always listen to him. He does not want us to be afraid of him and his works, rather to listen to them and follow him.
Joseph was going to divorce her quietly so that she wouldn’t be shamed but the Angel of the Lord appears to him in a dream and tells him that his wife will bear a child and name him Jesus so Joseph takes her into his home and so their child is born and is named Jesus.
Joseph tried to leave Mary in hopes that nobody would find out but instead God wanted the opposite. Joseph did as God asked because he is a righteous man and trusts in Him completely.
I feel bad for Joseph for thinking Mary had a kid and it wasn’t Josephs but at least he got to raise a Savior of man kind. If I was Joseph I’d be really mad to find out Mary got a child and isn’t blood lined through family. I think Joseph had every right to be mad at her until he found out why she had a child in her womb. He is the Christ that people need.
Joseph was not so sure about Mary being with child but he still did what God asked him to do. Joseph was very loyal to Mary and God his whole life. I feel like that is the example we need to follow for everyone. Teachers, classmates, friends, future spouses, and God. Today let’s follow Joseph’s example and be loyal to everyone, that is what God is telling us.
Joseph decided to divorce her quietly. He could have told everyone and had her killed but he truly loved Mary, so when the angel appeared to him in a dream he new what his decision should be, to continue loving her. Joseph listened to God and new that it was what God wanted.
Joseph supports her and consecrates himself to God. Joseph has to keep Mary secret that she is carrying the savior and the person who dies for us for our sins of the world. He must be protective and pray for Jesus and Mary from danger.
What stuck out to me is that He never speaks in the Bible. We learn that Joseph works and prays, his work is even prayer, offering it up to our Lord. He models for us how to “pray without ceasing”. Mary and Joseph never have relations consecrating themselves to God, we could use these great models of chastity and purity in our sex saturated world. Mary and Joseph, pray for us! This stuck out to me because I’ve never really thought of Joseph or knew anything about him it was nice to learn more about him
Joseph should be a role model for us. He protected Mary and Jesus even though he thought they should divorce, because he didn’t want Mary to be shamed.
Joseph was to name the child Jesus “because he will save his people from their sins”. Joseph is a righteous man. He was chosen by God for a special mission. He protects Mary and Jesus. The only way Joseph could be Mary’s husband is if he consecrates himself to God. He supports his family financially. Joseph never speaks in the Bible.He just works and prays. He shows us how to pray without ceasing.
Joseph started thinking about everyone was thinking about him. He thought this because he didnt get mary pregnant. An angle came to him in a dream and told him that God sent mary that child. I think this is trying to tell us that we have to trust God and wait for his plan and trust it.
I think this scripture is about how we have to stay faithful to God even during hard times. It may be the hard thing to do but it will be worth it later. Joseph did not divorce mary and was able to stay with them even though it was hard. He protected them and protected Jesus.
Sometimes what God asks for seems not possible. We have to trust in him that his ways are the right and good choice. We have to have faith in God like Joseph did.
What stuck out to me was When Joseph awoke,
he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him this stuck out to me because Joseph obeyed God in a very difficult time. We should all try to be more like Joseph and follow the word of God.
We need to trust what God has in store for us in our life. We need to trust God that he will help us make the right designations in our life. If we are struggling with something in our life we need to pray to God for his help. Without God we are nothing but with God we are something.
“do not be afraid”. This is said many times in the Gospel. Do not be afraid the Lord is always with you. He is always with us and here to protect and save us.
I feel like this shows us the decency of people that is still left in the world. Joseph could have divorced Mary. He thought he should. And yet he still loved and respected her enough to want to do it quietly, so that no one would know and shame her. He didn’t want her to get hurt, or disgraced, and I feel like this shows that we should respect everyone, no matter what we think their choices were, good or bad.
This scripture passage is telling us that we need to trust God no matter what. God always wants us to do what is right and what is best for us. In this passage, Joseph trusted God and did as He asked. We should try to be like Joseph and follow God’s plan for us and be willing to do what he says.
Jesus was not Josephs child so he didn’t have to stay and be a father for him but he chose to stay. Jesus’s real father was God in heaven but he needed a strong father figure on earth to help him grow up. Joseph took on that role for him because he was a holy man and did what was needed of him.
In this scripture Joseph trusts God. We should trust God as well. Every decision that he makes for our lives is to help guide us on the right journey to Heaven. As long as we trust God we will get there safely and have eternal life with him.
In today’s Gospel, the angel comes to Joseph in his dream. The angel informs Joseph that Mary will bear a son, and that they shall name Him Jesus.
Joseph was about to stone Mary because he thought she had had relations with another man. In Joseph’s dream an angel appeared to Joseph and told him not to stone Mary because she would be the mother of God. Joseph trusted this because of God. God can make anything happen and that is why Joseph married Mary.
joseph is an example of what to be. even though Jesus wasnt his son by birth he still took care of and raised jesus as if he were. joseph had some doubt but realised his actions and did the right thing. joseph set aside his wants and desires for the greater good and took in his responsibilities.
This Gospel is telling us to do the right thing even if it is hard. God told Joseph to take Mary and Jesus into his family to take care of them and keep Jesus and Mary safe. Even though he was probably worried, he did what God asked of him. We should do this in our lives and always listed to Gods words, even if its hard.
in this story it tells us to stay strong in our faith but in a different way. God always has our backs and will guide us through life. in Josephs life he helped him understand the correct way to live and go through life to raise the son of god. God will guide us through our files even when they get hard or stressful you can turn to him for help.
I feel like this is important because it show us what Joseph had to do for his wife Mary and how easily he obeyed the angel. the lord is working through us in many ways we just don’t always listen to what he is asking us.
Sometimes we have to abandon our instincts, and follow God’s orders and trust in Him. Even if we think what we are doing is right, and that what God is telling us to do is against our beliefs, His way is always right, so it is right and just to follow His orders. God knows what is best for all and wants to work through us to make the world a better place.
Today I think the scripture is saying that you should not be scared for what God has in store for you. You are here for a purpose and God will help you fulfill that purpose. Never be afraid to talk about God or to talk to God yourself. He will guide you and be your light. This doesn’t mean that things He throws your way won’t be hard. We have to accept that God is here for us and that He will help you through those hard times.
I feel like this is important because it show us what Joseph had to do for his wife Mary and how easily he obeyed the angel. the Lord is working through us in many ways we just don’t always listen to what he is asking us.
Joseph is smart and kind so he decides to divorce Mary quietly not wanting to expose her to shame. Yet in the dream there is an angel who tells Joseph to not divorce Mary and to take her back into his home. We need to think like Joseph in the sense of not wanting to embarrass anyone.
This scripture shows how humble of a man Joseph was. In the moment he felt betrayed because he thought his wife cheated on him, yet he divorced her quietly because he didn’t want her to get stoned. This moment is a big example of what true forgiveness is. He is also a very holy man, the minute he woke up from that dream he changed his mind. He trusted in the power of God.
I think this is telling us to trust in God and listen to what he is saying. We can’t always just be thinking about what we want and think about what God would want and what we know is right. If we go about our life never thinking twice and just doing whatever, we will never be fulfilled and never be truly happy.
I think what really happining here from Joseph was not doubt, but fear. What would everyone think if he claimed his son to be God. What pressure would be pushed onto him if he had to take care of God. What if the child died in the care of Joseph. Those are the worst circumstances in this case.
“She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. MT 1:16, 18-21, 24” I feel like this scripture reflection shows that we need to start listening to God. He is coming back and has a lot planned for us we listen to Him.
Joseph was going to leave Mary and her child. He had a dream, an angel came to him in it. They told Joseph to help Mary through her pregnancy and to help raise the child. This probably was a big decision for Joseph. He had to commit himself, he had to sacrifice a lot for it. But look what it got him, Jesus!!!!
In the Scripture today I think it is telling me about making the right decision and going the path that Jesus and the Holy Spirit lead you is always the right way. Making the wrong decision could change us and lead us down the wrong path forever until we decide to make the right decision and go down the path that Jesus tells us to.
“…yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream..” I think Joseph was trying to do something good for Mary by trying to divorce her quietly, but he did the wrong thing. Sometimes as humans, we do something wrong to try to do good or we make excuses because we did something bad and we say it was for good.
”because he will save his people from their sins.” Jesus came to save us. He died on a cross for us. Name someone you would die for. I bet its a very short list. Jesus died for us, people who he didn’t know. He died because he loved us. We need to love him.
What I thought was really important today in this scripture was that Jesus the son of God was born and I think that what humanity really struggles with is gossip and we need to work on not gossiping and just keeping everyone’s business to themselves.
I think the scripture is saying that through the Holy Spirit and God we should not be afraid. At the beginning of creation God made us all individually and gave us the choice to love him. He gave us our lives and now we must trust Him to be able to help us along our journey. Things He has done He did for a reason, so through Him we should not be afraid.
This scripture tells the story of the solemnity of St. Joseph. An angel appears to him, tells him to protect Jesus, and Joseph does as he was told. When you think of it, divorcing her silently when she was pregnant by someone else was the right thing to do, but when God told him to do otherwise, he did as God commanded. I think that this is something very honorable, and we should be like him.
I think the Scripture is saying we should not be afraid. The Angel appeared and Joseph listened. We should always be listening for the call of God.
This Scripture is talking about when Joseph had a dream when Mary told him that she was pregnant and Joseph had a dream that the holy spirit was there and the holy spirit said that he should´t be scared to welcome Mary into his home because the baby in her womb is the one that will save everyone from their sins.
In today’s gospel we see how frightened, worried, anxious, and scared Joseph is. Joseph was in this state because in a dream he was told “Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.” If any of us were told that we would most likely freak out even more than Joseph did, and we may even brush it off. But Joseph never gave up on Mary even though he knew that there was a HUGE risk in staying with Mary. Joseph is a very good example of trusting God’s plan more than anything. In today’s world it is super easy for us to try to “match” someone else’s life, and to only want to be like them. But God has a unique and special plan for us that no-one else will ever experience. Just like Joseph we should follow God’s plan no matter the fear we have. “The lord has not given us a spirit of fear but power, love, and a sound mind.”
God is going to ask us to do things that are hard. Today Joseph had to let Marry in his home even thought she had a baby without him. If you don’t know what to do or are feeling lost, ask God. God will reveal it to you. Joseph didn’t even ask God to reveal what to do, but God revealed it anyway. God has got your back no matter the circumstance. He will not let you stray, unless it is by you own choice.
Joseph is obedient to the Father’s will. This is important because often we just ignore our parents’ wishes and mess around in class even though we have been told not to. Joseph sets this great example.
I think God is trying to say that you should listen for a while before you instantly cast people away from your life and have them stoned like Joseph could have had Mary.
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her.
That stuck out to me because we are afraid of the holy spirit or we are afraid of what other people will think of us because of what we like or what we do. Don’t let what others think affect they way you are or the stuff you like.
divorce her quietly, in that time having a divorce was illegal and doing so they could have gotten killed if the did that.
“he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him” i think we need to liten to God more this Lent and be open to his call, like sitting in scilence more, adoration, or just being kind to others to hear his call for us.
Do as the Lord asks of you and trust all things through the Holy Spirit. Jesus wouldn’t do anything to harm us so we need to trust that and do as God plans for our lives. And that he knows each and every one of us.
St. Joseph the adoptive father of Jesus doesn’t have a single line in the Bible. That is kinda weird in some ways. It shows us that not much needs to be said if you work and pray. God helps us make sense of this world but we won’t hear Him if we don’t listen.
“Do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.” we are scared of otherworldly power, we don’t know how it works and we may never know. but it is God who commands everything to happen. without him, the world would stop spinning and we would all die. we need to place all of our trust in God, for he does the same with us.
“She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” God knew that Jesus was going to save us from our sins once Adam and Eve sinned. God has a plan for us and we were put on this Earth to follow his plan, by praying and teaching others about the love of God. God is our father and we are to follow him, and glorify him in all that we do.
What i got from this is that the lord sent down an angel so that Joseph would not divorce Mary.What it also could mean is that everyone has a destiny made by God that he built us for so that we could get back to him ares might not be the father of our Lord but special and unique.
This Scripture reflection is about trust. Joseph may have felt some sadness when Mary had a child as a virgin but he put his trust in God and he did not feel that sadness anymore, which shows that if we believe that God has a plan for us we will not feel most of our sadness and be able to fully enjoy life.
Joseph is our model of chastity and obedience. When he could have publicly shamed Mary for being pregnant with Jesus, he decided to divorce her quietly, and when the angel told him that the Holy Spirit conceived Jesus, he listened.
He never speaks in the Bible. We learn that Joseph works and prays, his work is even prayer, offering it up to our Lord. He models for us how to “pray without ceasing.” We are friends with God and with one another and we are just a big happy family that just keeps growing and growing since we all came from the same 2 people Adam and Eve and they were sinners and that is why we pray for forgiveness and for help. We pray for others not what we want or have been just for the help of our souls since God can heal your soul and your worries.
What this scripture is saying is that Joseph didn’t want to be married to Mary because of the baby. He also didn’t want everybody to know he divorced her so he did it without telling anyone so Mary wouldn’t get killed. Then once the angel came to him, he decided to stay with Mary and help her raise Jesus. So Joseph followed God’s command and loved Mary and helped her raise Jesus.
never be ashamed to share the gospel of the lord. people may make fun of you but God did the same for us people made fun of him he didn’t care. Jesus will always be with you and the least you could is share his gospel and never be ashamed.
Today the scripture said to me that we should not do what we want before we do what God wants. today Joseph does not want to bring shame to Mary and has the intention to divorce her quietly, but the angel of God comes and says “Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her.” Because of this Joseph decides not to divorce her and in turn following Gods will Which we should all do. We should listen to God and not just do what we want to do.
Joseph obeyed God’s will without being hesitant.
I just have to admire how brave St.Joseph is. He is probably one of the people that allowed Jesus to save us. I mean, Jesus was a child, just like everyone else. That means that he probably had some times where he was in danger. Because He was taught as a carpenter, he probably cut Himself more than a few times. Joseph was the protector of Jesus and Mary, It was him the angel appeared to to warn of Herod. He is one of the most Important dads in History.
Pray for us St.Joseph, terror of demons!
What stuck out to me was God sent an angle to St. Joseph just like he did to Mary. I think this is cool because I think it makes a strong meaning behind why God sent an angle. I think that this is super cool because they both got an angle about each other and I think there is a stronger connection with Mary and Joseph because of the angles being sent to them.
St. Joseph is a really good role model that you can have. He was a righteous man, he provided for his family and he raised Jesus. Even though not much of him is said in the Bible you should still look up to him.
Even though Joseph wanted to divorce Mary, he didn’t realize the true intention because if he had Jesus wouldn’t be able to save us from our sins because He wouldn’t be able to die on the cross.
She was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” When she was found pregnant Joseph was put in a tough situation and he chose to try to divorce her quietly which is understandable it is not like he knew that it was true that he was put there through the holy spirit. When the angel came to him and announced that the son of God was placed in Mary he knew that he had to protect both of them. Joseph is also human after all but he instead of ignoring this difficult task jumped in and started to fend for Mary and baby Jesus.
This scripture is very important. The main message I took from this passage is that we need to ask Jesus what he is willing us to do. Once we truly know he wants us to do that, then we need to try and go forth and put our heart into the work. Even if this mission is hard and we get made fun of for it, just keep doing it. If we try to please everyone in the world we wouldn´t be able to do anything. The only one we really need to please is Jesus, if he called you to do it, then he will be happy. This Lent lets try to be open to God ´ s calling.
Joseph may have not been the most important character in the bible, but he still had a vital role. He did a lot to help Mary and Jesus stay safe after Jesus was born. He protected his family, and showed what it means to be a good father. I think God made Joseph the human father of Jesus because He knew he would be a good role model for other fathers. I hope that most fathers can get inspiration from Joseph if they know who he is.