a boy annoyed Jesus...the boy collapsed; he died on the instant… Jesus responded to Joseph: ‘Anyone who is innocent does not die from judgment…It is only the wicked that the curse pursues.’ (Irish ...

Joseph worked as an artisan and carried out his work for the glory of God-sanctifying his profession. According to tradition, he died in the presence of Jesus and Mary. We wish to imitate him by ...

Last week, the gospel in Luke 2:22-40 was read and heard by many. The story was about the presentation of the Baby Jesus at ...

If you’re facing a grave illness or death, go to Joseph," he said ... to pray for a certain outcome and intercede with Jesus Christ. "St. Joseph is, for us, a model of faith, justice, hope ...

Jesus learned from Joseph to become a carpenter himself one ... At Easter Christians remember that he died on the cross for our sins. A lot of what we know about Jesus is from what we read in ...

A period of forty years separates the death of Jesus from the writing of the first gospel. History offers us little direct evidence about the events of this period, but it does suggest that the ...

A wealthy man, Joseph of Arimathea ... someone who knows and recognizes Jesus after his death. In this hour of immense grief, of darkness and despair, the light of hope is mysteriously present.

The fifth mystery is depicted in art by the 19th-century British pre-Raphaelite painter, William Holman Hunt. Most people know him for his famous painting, “The Light of the World,” where Jesus stands ...