Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Joseph, Guardian of our Lord


Joseph was a righteous man, who obeyed God by followed the angel’s instructions of taking his pregnant fiance, Mary as his wife (Matthew 1:24).  He was a carpenter by trade (Matthew 13:55).  He also obeyed God by following the angel’s instruction to move his family Egypt in order to escape Herod the Great’s murderous plot (Matthew 2:14).  Joseph last appears in Scripture when he and Mary faithfully take the twelve year old Jesus to Jerusalem for the Passover (Luke 2:41-51).  Joseph, the guardian of our Lord, has long been associated with caring parenthood.

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