So Joseph, arising from sleep, did as the Angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife.- Matthew 1:24
Reflection: Joseph obeyed. Filled with joy, he offered up the tremendous human sacrifice that was asked of him. He would be the father of the one born not of flesh, but from love. He was publicly the husband, but really only the guardian, the witness and defender of the immaculate virginity and the Divine Maternity of Mary.
- Pope John XXIII
Prayer: Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mother of God, teach me increasingly all the Divine truth and all the human dignity contained in the vocation of spouses and parents.
From: Minute Meditations from the Popes (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
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