Mon Mar 20, 2023 – 10:15 am EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Yesterday, it was the bright archangel that visited us; today, it is Joseph, the Spouse of Mary, the foster-father of the Son of God, that comes to cheer us by his dear presence.
In a few days hence, the august mystery of the Incarnation will demand our fervent adorations: who, after the angel of the Annunciation, could better prepare us for the grand feast, than he that was both the confidant and faithful guardian of the divine secret?
The Son of God, when about to descend upon this earth to assume our human nature, would have a mother; this mother could not be other than the purest of virgins, and her divine maternity was not to impair her incomparable virginity.
Until such time as the Son of Mary were recognized as the Son of God, his mother’s honor had need of a protector: some man, therefore, was to be called to the high honor of being Mary’s spouse. This privileged mortal was Joseph, the chastest of men.
Heaven designated him as being the only one worthy of such a treasure: the rod he held in his hand, in the
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