The Son of Mary is also Joseph's Son by virtue of the marriage bond that unites them. . . The most important fruit of marriage is holiness, which is another way of saying that marriage is a vocation ordered toward bringing Jesus into the world through your union with him.
Let us welcome Joseph into our path to holiness. Jesus came to us through Mary and Joseph, and so we can go to Jesus through Mary and Joseph. They are our parents in the faith as they are the parents of Christ whom we seek.
From Consecration to Jesus through Saint Joseph:
An Integrated Look at the Holy Family
(pp. 79 - 82)
Bottaro and Settle
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| The Holy Family (Amber Knorr) |
Do you harbor some deep unconscious belief about Jesus that he must have been like an angel living on Earth?
Perhaps. What's written about him in the Gospels leaves out much of his domestic life with Mary and Joseph, but that's also the significant majority of his time on Earth.
What basic, normal, seemingly mundane and even boring parts of your life could you connect to the life of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph to realize the true divine potential he invites you to?
- The drudgery and fatigue of work
- Interpersonal conflict and petty misunderstanding
- The struggle against sloth
- The hurts I've received from my earthly parents
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