Why is Mary betrothed to Joseph?

[kyokushin723]

1.Who betrothed Mary to Joseph?

2.Why is she betrothed to man who is not the Father of her child ?

3.God is the father of her Child Jesus and I believe the Holy Spirit is her Husband.

I believe Joseph is just the protector of Jesus and Mary,than a Father and Husband.To protect them and to avoid stoning.

 

[jediliz]

After the Annunciation, Jesus would need a legal father. Mary would have been stoned if Joseph had abandoned her. As for who arranged her betrothed, possibly her father Joachim?

 

[twf]

According to tradition, the high priest received a vision from the Lord and arranged for St Joseph to be her protector. In this tradition, Mary was a consecrated virgin in the temple prior to this. This is why she seemed shocked by the idea of conceiving for she would not be with a man.

 

[godisgood77]

According to tradition, the high priest received a vision from the Lord and arranged for St Joseph to be her protector. In this tradition, Mary was a consecrated virgin in the temple prior to this. This is why she seemed shocked by the idea of conceiving for she would not be with a man.

This is pure speculation… The Church does not comment on this and it is certainly not a common traditional thought… Just imaginative musing

 

[Magdalen2013]

This is pure speculation… The Church does not comment on this and it is certainly not a common traditional thought… Just imaginative musing

No, it isn’t:

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (as it is known in the West), or The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple (its name in the East), is a liturgical feast celebrated on November 21 by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

As only first-born MALE children were presented in the Temple, the only reason for presenting Mary in the Temple is at a ritual to make her a consecrated virgin.

 

[1ke]

1.Who betrothed Mary to Joseph?

We don’t know. Presumably her parents.

2.Why is she betrothed to man who is not the Father of her child ?

Betrothal came first, annunciation came later.

3.God is the father of her Child Jesus

Yes, Jesus is miraculously conceived in her womb through the power of the Holy Spirit.

and I believe the Holy Spirit is her Husband.

In a spiritual sense, you could say this. Not in a human sense. The Church doesn’t teach this doctrinally. Some saints have used this phrase, but again it is metaphorical.

I believe Joseph is just the protector of Jesus and Mary,than a Father and Husband.To protect them and to avoid stoning.

He is also Mary’s legal spouse. The Church refers to Joseph as her husband. So does the Bible.

 

[TimothyH]

This is pure speculation… The Church does not comment on this and it is certainly not a common traditional thought… Just imaginative musing

No, it isn’t “pure speculation.”

It is not proven fact but neither is it something made up here on CAF. The story has been handed on through the ages and is quite common, though more so in the Eastern Catholic Churches nowadays.

-Tim-

 

[LilyM]

No, it isn’t:

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (as it is known in the West), or The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple (its name in the East), is a liturgical feast celebrated on November 21 by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

As only first-born MALE children were presented in the Temple, the only reason for presenting Mary in the Temple is at a ritual to make her a consecrated virgin.

Also known as the Feast of the Presentation OF THE LORD.

Refers to Mary going to the Temple with the baby Jesus on the day of her purification after His birth, as all women went after the birth of a male child. This is reflected in the sctipture readings for the Masses for the feast.

Hence.also it being celebrated on February 2, 40 days after Christmas, as this was the ordained timeframe for a woman to go.to.the temple for purification after the birth of a male child.

Sorry, but there is no evidence exists that it refers to any other event.

 

[godisgood77]

No, it isn’t “pure speculation.”

It is not proven fact but neither is it something made up here on CAF. The story has been handed on through the ages and is quite common, though more so in the Eastern Catholic Churches nowadays.

-Tim-

I’m afraid it is. Any speculation on Mary’s consecrated virginity is pulled from the protoevangelium of James with is one of the apocryphal texts and has not historic value. Many experts have commented on this fact.

I’ll admit it is a nice, romantic idea, but the Church doesn’t have anything to say about it.

 

[Magdalen2013]

Also known as the Feast of the Presentation OF THE LORD.

No – they are TWO SEPARATE FEASTS – even the readings for those days are different.

Originally, the February 2nd Feast was known as “The Feast of the PURIFICATION of Mary and the Presentation of JESUS in the Temple.”

The November 21st Feast of the Presentation of Mary, is STRICTLY for Mary.

 

[twf]

Also known as the Feast of the Presentation OF THE LORD.

Refers to Mary going to the Temple with the baby Jesus on the day of her purification after His birth, as all women went after the birth of a male child. This is reflected in the sctipture readings for the Masses for the feast.

Hence.also it being celebrated on February 2, 40 days after Christmas, as this was the ordained timeframe for a woman to go.to.the temple for purification after the birth of a male child.

Sorry, but there is no evidence exists that it refers to any other event.

As noted, these are two completely different feasts. Feb 2 is the Presentation of the Lord. November 21 is the feast of the Presentation of Mary in the temple. This is a relatively minor feast in the West (at least today), but it is a major feast in the East (where it is celebrated as the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple). For the Orthodox and Eastern Catholics, it is a matter of faith, beyond question, that Our Lady was presented at the temple as a child and was a virgin there. Those who dismiss it as pure speculation do grave insult to the venerable traditions of the East. The fact that the feast is observed in the West demonstrates that it is part of the Latin tradition as well, even if not as well known in our Church. Is it dogma? No, but it is the venerable universal and most ancient tradition of the Church that Our Lady was consecrated as a virgin to the Lord at the temple. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentation_of_Mary