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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Our Blessed LORD!!
May the SACRED HEART Bless You all!!
I was thinking about the above mentioned title. Who exactly is St. Joseph, and what is His role in our life and the life of the Church. Well, I wanted to use this thread to explain why we should have a greater love for the Foster-Daddy of Our LORD.
St. Joseph, was obviously very pious. Some theologians would argue that He was so pious that perhaps He was cleansed of original sin in His Mothers womb. Now of course, this is not certified, bona-fide doctrine. Its speculation. However, if You examine His life, its not far from the mark. He was specially called to become the Foster Father of Our LORD. He was VERY Pure and Chaste. Hence the reason He is called the Patron of Purity and often pictured holding a Lily. He was the Step Father of Purity incarnate, JESUS, and the Spouse of the Most Pure Human Being to ever walk on the face of this earth, Our Lady. He had a privilege that Angels did not have. He held Our Blessed LORD. He Caressed JESUS. As a step-Father, He also had a privilege that few ever had/have. He had the Privilege of giving commands to our LORD. Imagine the unworthiness that our Dear St. Joseph must have felt, as He would have told GOD ALMIGHTY HIMSELF " Dear JESUS, please pick up your toy". Imagine this for a second. GOD HIMSELF, WHO holds all things in existence by sheer will-power, is commanded by a Mortal Man. He was the bread-winner of the Holy Family. He had to provide and care for GOD. He had to feed GOD, and HIS Blessed Mother. He was their protector. GOD became small and vunerable. GOD became so small and vunerable that HE chose to be dependent on St. Joseph. He is the protector of the Church. Just as He held Our LORD in His Arms, so He holds the Church in His arms. In times such as these, when the Church is threatened by those from without and within, by governments etc., We should always seek to call upon the Blessed Protector of the Church, to protect it from the sway and power of the Evil one. As Catholics, we have the duty to pray for Holy Mother Church. We must pray for Her. St. Joseph is also invoked as “Terror of Demons”. Someone so pure and holy as St. Joseph can only strike terror in the evil hearts of demons. Here is a man who obeyed by command. Here is man who does not utter a word in the Gospels, yet His example of obedience is unbeleviably striking. He is also the “Patron of the Dying”. He is said to have died in the sweet and tender embrace of Our Blessed LORD and Our Lady. No one could ask for a better death. So then, let us make frequent and fervent requests to St. Joseph, that He may intercede and protect us in our final agony, the final moments that will in most cases be the deciding factor of eternal joy, or eternal damnation.
In conclusion:
ITE AD JOSEPH
GO TO JOSEPH
May the SACRED HEART Bless You all!!
I was thinking about the above mentioned title. Who exactly is St. Joseph, and what is His role in our life and the life of the Church. Well, I wanted to use this thread to explain why we should have a greater love for the Foster-Daddy of Our LORD.
St. Joseph, was obviously very pious. Some theologians would argue that He was so pious that perhaps He was cleansed of original sin in His Mothers womb. Now of course, this is not certified, bona-fide doctrine. Its speculation. However, if You examine His life, its not far from the mark. He was specially called to become the Foster Father of Our LORD. He was VERY Pure and Chaste. Hence the reason He is called the Patron of Purity and often pictured holding a Lily. He was the Step Father of Purity incarnate, JESUS, and the Spouse of the Most Pure Human Being to ever walk on the face of this earth, Our Lady. He had a privilege that Angels did not have. He held Our Blessed LORD. He Caressed JESUS. As a step-Father, He also had a privilege that few ever had/have. He had the Privilege of giving commands to our LORD. Imagine the unworthiness that our Dear St. Joseph must have felt, as He would have told GOD ALMIGHTY HIMSELF " Dear JESUS, please pick up your toy". Imagine this for a second. GOD HIMSELF, WHO holds all things in existence by sheer will-power, is commanded by a Mortal Man. He was the bread-winner of the Holy Family. He had to provide and care for GOD. He had to feed GOD, and HIS Blessed Mother. He was their protector. GOD became small and vunerable. GOD became so small and vunerable that HE chose to be dependent on St. Joseph. He is the protector of the Church. Just as He held Our LORD in His Arms, so He holds the Church in His arms. In times such as these, when the Church is threatened by those from without and within, by governments etc., We should always seek to call upon the Blessed Protector of the Church, to protect it from the sway and power of the Evil one. As Catholics, we have the duty to pray for Holy Mother Church. We must pray for Her. St. Joseph is also invoked as “Terror of Demons”. Someone so pure and holy as St. Joseph can only strike terror in the evil hearts of demons. Here is a man who obeyed by command. Here is man who does not utter a word in the Gospels, yet His example of obedience is unbeleviably striking. He is also the “Patron of the Dying”. He is said to have died in the sweet and tender embrace of Our Blessed LORD and Our Lady. No one could ask for a better death. So then, let us make frequent and fervent requests to St. Joseph, that He may intercede and protect us in our final agony, the final moments that will in most cases be the deciding factor of eternal joy, or eternal damnation.
In conclusion:
ITE AD JOSEPH
GO TO JOSEPH
