Joseph In the Old and New Testament
Joseph knew the Holy Scriptures. From these meditations and memories of the occasional messages of the SAVIOUR in the intimate family circle, he most likely knew about the miracles and mysteries of Redemption and about the ture Kingdom of GOD.
He had been allowed to learn so much from his purest Bride Mary. Whenever little JESUS lay in his arms, He gave him many insights into the glory of GOD, into His FATHER in Heaven, into great mysteries. Outside the house, Joseph had to put up with a lot of evil, mean things, mockery, and derision. Mary always saw this in her spirit. She comforted him and asked him to always offer everything up to GOD and to bear it pa-tiently. This would earn him many merits and please the FATHER in Heaven. Joseph always remained friendly towards these rude people or ignored them. He asked GOD to forgive them and prayed for their conversion.
In the little house in Nazareth there was peace, joy, prayer, harmony, and everyone lived completely in the will of GOD. They did their work quietly and silently, their thoughts immersed in GOD. Whenever Joseph came out of his workshop, tired and hot on hot days, the smile of his JESUS and the loving gaze of his Immaculate Mary strengthened him in such a way that he went back to work full of fresh energy.
St Joseph longed for Heaven. He also felt that his strength was dwindling. He always discussed everything with Mary, who always … more