Spiritual Meaning . The now-famous painting shows the Child Jesus with the Blessed Virgin Mary on his left and St. Joseph on his right, whose stance suggests that they are on the march.

The proclamation of the Year of St. Joseph by Pope Francis in December 2020 coincided with the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the universal Church by Blessed Pius IX ...

The holy family Mary and Joseph gaze on the infant Christ in Sandro Botticelli’s circa 1500 oil painting, housed in Houston's Museum of Fine Arts. In the background, the flight into Egypt is ...