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Matthew 1:18-25. New International Version. Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son. 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[ a]: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet[ b ...
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If there is a fact that is striking when reading today’s Gospel text, it is all the “motion” verbs: depart, arise, flee, take refuge, stay…. There is even a map that is no less impressive: Bethlehem, Egypt, then Nazareth. Certainly, the key to all this “movement” is found in the citation of the Prophet Hosea: “Out of Egypt I have called my son”– a ...
Today, the Holy Spirit still continues to guide “all peoples”, “all couples”, “all parents”. But we need to listen to the Spirit who speaks in us. If the Son of God came to live with us as a child, and only the eyes of faith can perceive His presence, how important it is to remind ourselves that everyday things are never of little importance, that ...
To live the gospel of the family is not easy today. Those who want to defend life from the moment of conception are criticized or attacked. Yet in the Gospel we find the way to live a beautiful life on the personal and familial level, a way that is certainly challenging, but attractive and all-embracing. It is a way that still deserves to be truste...
The hidden life of Nazareth allows every person to be in communion with Jesus along the most ordinary paths of everyday life. Nazareth is the school in which we begin to understand the life of Jesus, that is, the school of the Gospel... In the first place, may it teach us silence. Oh! May an appreciation of this stupendous and indispensable atmosph...
Dec 26, 2021 · 1. Origins. Jesus. In Hebrew, Yeshua is short for the name Jehoshua. It is one of the so-called theophoric names, in other words, it contains the name of God. The name is composed of two words....
There are some facts that we know about Jesus' earthly family. His parents were named Joseph and Mary. Joseph Joseph was the husband of Mary but not the biological father of Jesus. The New Testament makes this quite clear.
Dec 26, 2020 · December 26, 2020. It takes a village to raise a child. That's a subtle, unspoken assumption in Luke’s account of the first time Jesus entered the temple. As Luke tells his story, he depicts...
Dec 21, 2022 · The Betrothal of Mary and Joseph in the Bible. In his BAR article, Fiensy discusses first-century Jewish weddings. Here, we highlight five aspects of the courtship process: (1) Family Ties. The adage “you marry the family” was even more true in Mary and Joseph’s time than today.
Dec 8, 2023 · We first read of Joseph in Matthew’s gospel as we are told that he was espoused to Mary. We learn further that Mary had been promised in marriage to Joseph, except that the marriage had not taken place yet.
