Jesus, Saint Joseph, and the Power of Making All Weeks Holy Detail of St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus, c. 1620s, by Guido Reni.(Public domain/via Wikimedia) By Kathryn Jean Lopez ...

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because ...

The Bible says that Mary, Joseph and Jesus were homeless and fled to Egypt. When they needed a place to stay, they were welcomed, said the church's dean and rector, Steve Carlsen.

There is plenty to fear in that scenario. One ancient apocryphal source claims Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus eventually settled near modern-day Cairo, in a city called Memphis.

For Catholics, Joseph is the second-greatest saint after Mary, because only she knew, loved and served Jesus more than Joseph. In 1870, Pope Pius IX declared Joseph the patron saint of the entire ...

While in school, they were selling Christmas knickknacks on a small table in the hallway. Within them, I spotted a tiny plastic Nativity scene with Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus.

Significance in Catholic cultures For Catholics, Joseph is the second-greatest saint after Mary, because only she knew, loved and served Jesus more than Joseph. In 1870, Pope Pius IX declared Joseph ...

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).

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When the saint was preaching in Padua that St. Joseph was in heaven body and soul, it was recorded that a brightly shining heavenly cross of gold appeared over his head, and taken as proof to the ...