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St. Joseph was “of the house and lineage of David” (Luke 2:4). Because of this ancestry, St. Joseph is the linkage between the old covenant made with Abraham and Moses, and the new, perfect, and everlasting covenant which will be made through the blood of Jesus. He brings to a close the notion of the Patriarch’s promised land and King ...
Granted, while no record exists of St. Joseph’s actual age, the image of a young virile St. Joseph best captures the words of the litany in his honor: “St. Joseph – chaste guardian of the Virgin, foster father of the Son of God, diligent protector of Christ, head of the Holy Family, most just, most chaste, most prudent, most strong, most ...
However, as mentioned in the question, Mary, St. Joseph, St. Elizabeth and St. Zechariah (the parents of St. John the Baptist), St. Ann and St. Joachim (the parents of our Blessed Mother) were also recognized as saints because of their holiness and the role they played in the plan of salvation. All of the apostles (all of whom died as martyrs ...
St. Joseph . How Old was Saint Joseph when ... What was the nature of Pope St. John Paul II’s devotion ...
By this time, St. Joseph had died. Since Jesus, the first born, had no “blood brother,” He entrusted Mary to the care of St. John, the Beloved Disciple. Interestingly, the Orthodox Churches solve this problem over brothers and sisters by speculating that St. Joseph was a widower who had other children before he married Mary.
Other examples of solemnities include the Solemnity of St. Joseph (March 19), the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday after the Feast of Corpus Christi), and the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul (June 29). Feasts are of second importance in our liturgical calendar and are celebrated on a particular day.
In 988, the icon came into possession of Princess Anna, the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Basil II and the wife of St. Vladimir of Kiev (c. 975 – 1015), who had converted and became the first Christian ruler of Russia. In 1382, Prince Ladislaus Opolczyk brought the icon to his castle in Belz.
Succinctly, a novena is a nine day period of private or public prayer to obtain special graces, to implore special favors, or make special petitions. (Novena is derived from the Latin novem, meaning nine.) As the definition suggests, the novena has always had more of a sense of urgency and neediness. In our liturgical usage, the novena differs ...
Does the church possess the actual bones of St. Peter? What are the categories of Angels (archangels, thrones, dominions, seraphim)? Were all saints canonized, even St. Joseph & Mary? Was Saint Peter Married? What is the difference between a solemnity, a feast, and a memorial?
Interestingly, our Blessed Mother Mary and St. Joseph offered a sacrifice of two turtle doves for the presentation of our Lord (cf. Luke 2:22-24). Known for their beauty and rarity, the three French hens signify both the gifts of the Magi (gold, frankincense, and myrrh), and the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
