About St Joseph

Ministry: pastoral
 Who was St Joseph?
 Joseph was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth
who, according to the canonical Gospels, was
married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was
the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as
Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Orthodox
Church, Oriental Orthodox Church and
Anglicanism.
 His significance in christianity
 Joseph the Worker May 1), in the New
Testament, Jesus' earthly father and the Virgin
Mary's husband. St. Joseph is the patron of the
universal church in Roman Catholicism, and his
life is recorded in the Gospels, particularly
Matthew and Luke. Joseph was a descendant of
the house of King David.
 Birth and family background of St
joseph
 Joseph was a descendant of the house of King
David. After marrying Mary, he found her
already pregnant and, “being a righteous man and
unwilling to expose her to public disgrace”
(Matthew 1:19), decided to divorce her quietly,
but an angel told him that the child was the Son
of God and was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
 Growing up in Nazareth
 Joseph carried out the duties of a father:he
instructed his son in the precepts of the Mosaic
law; he taught him the inspired stories of the Old
Testament; as the boy grew up and became
strong, he taught him his own trade.
 His profession as a carpenter
 St Joseph was a carpenter. Through his work of
manual labour, Joseph provided for the Holy
Family, and shared in the divine plan of
salvation.
 The role of St Joseph in the Bible
 Joseph is described as a righteous man,
who protects the family and provides for them. St
Joseph also represents the reasonable man: a man
who works hard to provide for his family and
who will become the adoptive father of Christ
and husband of Mary of Nazareth
 St joseph’s virtue and
characteristics
 Joseph's virtues: just, faithful, righteous, silent,
chaste, obedient, and devotion to our Blessed
Virgin, which are essential to the sacrament of
Matrimony.
 What can we learn from St
Joseph’s life?
 Saint Joseph was obedient. Joseph was obedient
to God's Will throughout his life. Joseph listened
to the angel of the Lord explain the virgin
birth in a dream and then took Mary as his wife
(Matthew 1:20-24). He was obedient when he led
his family to Egypt to escape Herod's infanticide
in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:13-15).
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