On this great feast, we see how united Joseph and Mary are during their flight into Egypt to escape the murderous Herod, who sought to “search” out and “destroy” the Christ-child.
Read MoreOn a night more than 2000 years ago, something extraordinary happened. And no one noticed. A child was born in a cave and laid not in a warm bed, but in the feeding box of the animals housed in that cave.
Read MoreAhaz, the King of Judah, “wearied” God by ignoring the prophets, worshiping idols, giving himself over to a life of wickedness, and even sacrificing his own son. He did not want to ask God for a sign because “he was afraid of being forced to relinquish his evil ways” (St. Jerome).
St. Joseph, to whom Our Lady was betrothed, was a righteous man of sterling moral character
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