St. Joseph’s Day, I wish to commend to you this excellent essay on the man and the day from Touchstone. The article emphasizes Joseph’s love and faithfulness in a family situation not of his choosing or of his doing, in being a father to a Boy who was really Someone else’s Son. As the essay mentions, we tend to forget St. Joseph and his day. Don’t do that. Read The Good Father and pray O GOD, who didst call blessed Joseph to be the faithful guardian of thine only-begotten Son, and the spouse of his virgin Mother: Give us grace to follow his example in constant worship of thee and obedience to thy commands, that our homes may be sanctified by thy presence, and our children nurtured in thy fear and love; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Happy Feast Day to my fellow Canadians… to all Josephs… to the amazing Sisters of St. Joseph… to all fathers and especially to foster-fathers, step-fathers, adoptive-fathers. God picked a rather unique family arrangment into which to take flesh. Joseph is a model of making commitment to love, even when we don’t fully understand, even when it is difficult.
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