#st. joseph

[dramoor]

~O come let us adore Him~

[ynhart]

The presentation of the Lord + the Holy Family as a little bonus

[gratiae-mirabilia]

noticed today that St. Joseph is stepping on a book. has anyone seen this imagery before or know what it means?

[everydaycatholicism]

[fictionadventurer]

When Jesus told us to call God our Father, the example of fatherhood that provided his frame of reference for that metaphor was was St. Joseph.

St. Joseph would have been Jesus' example of how to die a good and holy death.

I just love St. Joseph so much.

[frenchcurious]

La maison du Dr Ina Harper et LeRoy Bradford située à St. Joseph, Michigan et conçue par Frank Lloyd Wright en 1953. Photo VHT Studio. - source MCM Daily.

[eternal-echoes]

Whoa I just got totally mindblown by this realization:

St. Joseph, the foster-father of Jesus Christ, was a carpenter, a trade that works on wood.

Jesus Christ his son was crucified on a wooden cross.

[cvbarroso]

«San José terror de los demonios»

ora pro nobis.

[jameslmartello]

Exorcist Father Stephen Rossetti saying Prayer to Cast out Evil Spirits

[inspiredbyjesuslove]

[momentsbeforemass]

Something better

They had plans for a future together.

Which is why Joseph was heartbroken. When he found out that Mary was pregnant. All of his dreams for their future together were shattered.

Joseph could have lashed out. He could have let everyone know what she had done. No one could have blamed him for being angry.

But not Joseph. Even after that, he was unwilling to humiliate Mary.

Joseph’s plan B was kind. He was going to leave quietly. To give up on all of his hopes and dreams.

What makes Joseph different is that – in the middle of it, when it hurt the most, when it couldn’t get any worse – Joseph was listening to God.

Joseph didn’t ask “why me?”

Joseph didn’t rage about betrayal.

Joseph turned to God.

In the midst of it all, Joseph was listening to God.

Which is why Joseph was able to hear what God was saying.

Listen. It’s the same thing that God is saying to you.

“Let go of your plan.

I have something better.

Just for you.”

Today’s Readings

[ynhart]

Merry Christmas!

[darkerangels]

St. Joseph, Michigan 10/15/22 #nofilter

[everydaycatholicism]

St. Joesph Terror of Demons

By Bernadette Carstensen commissioned for the book 'Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father' by Father H. Calloway.

[dramoor]

Escape to Egypt, by Ivanka Demchuk

[vigilantkatholixx]