Was saint joseph taken right to heaven after

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Did Saint Joseph’s soul go right to heaven when he died? I remember years ago a priest spoke during the eulogy stating that St. Michael the Archangel had come the moment St. Joseph died and took his soul to heaven. Was heaven opened yet, as Jesus had not died and descended to the dead yet, [ which some people believe that when He descended He brought the souls, St. Joseph included] out of “hell” and ascended into heaven with them for He had opened the gates of Heaven through His death and Resurrection… I want to believe that St. Joseph was taken right into heaven. God bless:
 
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Good question. I’d like to think so. Another question I have for The Big Guy when we sit down and look over life! 🤔
 
Considering Saint Joseph died before Our Lord, he went to the Limbo of Saints, waiting for Heaven to be opened again.

There is nothing wrong with it. Other great saints such as Saint John the Baptist and Abraham and prophets were there as well. Jesus Christ Himself went there to bring them to Heaven, as Scriptures says and Tradition recognizes.
 
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If you ever get the chance - purchase the book
“ The Life of Saint Joseph “

It’s by Maria Cecilia Baja O.S.B

( Abbess of the Benedictine Convent
of St. Peter, in Montefiascone Italy, from 1743-1766 )

It’s a wonderful book !
 
No, but two of the prophets, Moses and Elijah, were likely already in heaven. So St Joseph could have been also. I tend to think he was. Many people believe John the Baptist also went straight to heaven, as he was cleansed of original sin when he was in his mother’s womb.
 
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How could they be in Heaven? Before Christ’s sacrifice, absolutely no one could be in Heaven. To say otherwise is a serious mistake. So, please, be careful.

Besides, if you are talking about people who we are not sure whether they died, please, don’t forget Enoch, a great saint who lived before the flood.

Lastly, think about this drawing from the 15th century. Try to identify everyone in this scene
 
Just as Mary was saved before Christ’s death, but still saved by His death, so we’re Elijah and Moses. Likely assumed into heaven also. They both appeared body and soul in glorified bodies at the transfiguration. Also, Elijah was taken to heaven in a chariot. Moses, iirc, was " buried by God".
More speculative is John the Baptist, but he leapt for joy when in the womb and in the presence of Christ. This, some think, was his soul rejoicing at being freed from original sin.
I think all three were in Heaven, and likely St Joseph also.
 
Aulef said:
Before Christ’s sacrifice, absolutely no one could be in Heaven. To say otherwise is a serious mistake. So, please, be careful.
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With the understanding that with God, all things are possible, even to say what you have might also be a mistake. But, a serious mistake? Probably not…

If offered in charity, either view may be a misunderstanding, but is certainly not a “serious mistake”…St. Augustine said (paraphrased) that if we misinterpret scripture, and it is done in charity, we may be wrong, but we have not sinned.

Pax et bonum.
 
You simply do not know this, and there is considerable evidence to the contrary, namely the Transfiguration.
 
Nothing in the Transfiguration indicates that Moses and Elijah were already in Heaven.
 
Well they either joined Jesus from the Limbo of the Father’s, ie the hell mentioned in our Apostles Creed or from Heaven. Neither of us can say definitively, since I do not think the Church has said which. But, I would not expect their bodies to be glorified in Limbo. Nor would they even have bodies. Nor would they be used to holding a conversation with God.

I believe it’s Heaven. I do not know for sure, but that is what logic dictates.

If on the other hand one says it’s impossible before Christ’s death (not resurrection btw), then one has a problem with the Immaculate Conception.

And then there is this piece of evidence:

“And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Eli′jah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.”. 2Kngs 2-11
 
Oh, I forgot to mention Enoch

“Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” Genesis 5:24
 
Don’t worry. I didn’t say you are a heretic or anything.

Besides, I classified it as serious mistake because to consider that someone could go to Heaven after the Fall of Adam and Eve and before the Passion, Death and Ressurrection of Jesus Christ could lead one to infer that Our Lord Jesus didn’t really have to fullfill the prophecies for a human to be able to be saved.

Moreover, not all things are possible to God. This is something else we need to understand. He cannot neither lie nor back away from His promisses, for instance. He can’t lie because He is the Truth itself, and He can’t back away from promisses because He is infinitely Just and Good.
 
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I’ve wondered: is there anywhere in the world that claims its Joseph’s burial site: ie. has his body? I’ve never heard (yet) of such a place.
 
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Moreover, not all things are possible to God.
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I guess…if you conclude that Jesus was wrong when he said what he did in Matthew 19:26.

Not keeping His promises is a non-sequitur in the contention that all things are possible to God.
 
I always tell people who read Sacred Scriptures to never take verses out of context and use them to try to prove a point. Just don’t.

What Jesus Christ meant on verse 26 is that God can save even a rich man, if this man seeks Him. The parable told before and His conversation with His disciples makes it clear.

And Your last phrase simply made no sense. Could God break a promisse, yes or no? If He can’t, is it a non sequitur to conclude that He can’t do all things (generally speaking)?
 
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And Your last phrase simply made no sense. Could God break a promisse, yes or no?
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It makes perfect sense unless you cannot differentiate between COULD and WOULD.

He certainly has the power, so yes, He could.

Would He? Certainly not, because of His righteousness.

But to say He could not is to deny His power.
 
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A perfect being cannot do imperfect acts. This is Church teaching. This is logic? You want to insist otherwise? Fine. You have been warned.
 
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