The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 27, 2020 Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalm 128:1-5 Colosssians 3:12-21 Luke 2:22-40 ...

St. Joseph, as an observant Jew, would have been keenly aware of God’s action in his family’s life and thus made himself, like Mary, “the servant of the Lord” (cf. Luke 1:38).

Decades long (at least) is the commercialization of the story of Mary and Joseph, the miracle conception and birth, the three wise men, the shepherd, the stable, the manger, etc..

That’s the point of the story, not that Jesus was born without any hokey-pokey that would have been totally cool anyway because Mary was hitched to Joseph. The story isn’t about Joseph acting like a ...

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 29, 2024 Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalm 128 Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 ...

The story of Jesus, Mary and Joseph does not suit Trump’s ambitions. It does not resonate with the people who would vote for him, who choose to ignore their own Jesus, Mary and Joseph stories.

Ziegeler used Jesus, Mary and Joseph to justify Roy Moore’s alleged sexual misconduct. And in doing so, added a whole new level of extremity and disgustingness to the situation.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, the Holy Family. Shortly after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary were forced to flee with their young son from Nazareth to Egypt to escape King Herod, a tyrant.

Joseph and Mary were understandably terrified to discover him missing, and furious when they found him. Yet Mary “treasured up all these things in her heart,” and pondered them.

Statues of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus are shown in a cage of chain-link fencing on the lawn of Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Indianapolis on July 3. The statues were placed there to ...

FILE - Aimee Mandujano, left, as Mary, and Peter Vargas, as Joseph, ride atop a wheeled burro during La Gran Posada procession from Milam Park to San Fernando Cathedral, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in ...

Mary Anne Marsh: On Christmas, let's remember that Jesus and his family were also refugees By Mary Anne Marsh Fox News Published December 24, 2018 12:00am EST | Updated December 24, 2018 2:55pm EST ...