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| St. Joseph |
Joseph was a poor carpenter
of Nazareth. Yet he came from the royal family of David. And
he was pure and good and hard working. God knew He could trust
Joseph, so He chose him for a most important task. He became
the husband of Mary and the foster father of Our Lord. So
he protected Mary on the way to Bethlehem. He was present
on the first Christmas. He led Mary and Jesus safely into
Egypt when Herod was trying to kill the Child.
Later he worked for
them. He made them a sweet little home. He earned money to
give them their food and clothing. When Jesus was a big boy,
Joseph taught Him the carpenter's trade. Joseph did not live
to see Jesus become great and famous. Instead, he died happily
with Mary at his bedside, and Jesus blessing him. He worked
very hard to make life safe an happy for Jesus and Mary. So
Jesus has made him the Protector of the Whole Church. His
Feast is on 19th March.
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