St. Joseph, Christ’s Foster-Father and Man of God

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Today is the feast of St. Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary and foster-father of Jesus Christ. Together with Jesus and Mary, St. Joseph makes up the family so sinless and dedicated to God’s will that they are called the Holy Family.

It has been traditionally believed by some Catholics that St. Joseph was cleansed from Original Sin while an infant, and that he did not sin during his life. This would be appropriate since Joseph was chosen by God to care for the immaculately conceived Blessed Virgin and the God-man Jesus Christ. God would choose the holiest man in Israel for such an important task. Certainly we know that Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were all devout Jews who put serving God at the center of their lives…

Joseph spent many years living with the God-man Jesus. He taught and cared for and loved the little boy Who would become Savior of the world. Besides Mary, Joseph was the human who spent the longest amount of time in intimacy with Jesus during Christ’s earthly life. Surely those years must have made Joseph ever holier and closer to God, on a level that few humans have ever attained.

That is why we should ask for St. Joseph’s aid and intercession.