The Faithful Husband, Foster Father, & Worker
“There is no doubt then that this Joseph, to whom the mother of the Savior was espoused, was a man good and preeminently faithful. A prudent and faithful servant he was, I say, whom the Lord placed beside Mary to be her protector, the nourisher of His human body, and the single and most trusty assistant on earth in His great design.”
~St. Bernard of Clairvaux
I look up at those heavens of Thine, the work of Thy hands, at the moon and the stars, which Thou hast set in their places...See how the skies proclaim God's glory, how the vault of heaven betrays His craftsmanship (Ps 8:3; 19:1)
“Yes, incredible though it may seem, the Craftsman whose handiwork is written all over the night-skies became a member of the human race, learnt His craft from the man he called ‘father,’ and prepared thereby to earn His own living. St. Joseph, for his part, would doubtless have cherished with special fondness his early memories of the Child Jesus learning His first elementary lessons in the workshop. Ronald Knox's poem on St. Joseph delicately captures those moments:
And surely 'twas a gracious thing
When, standing at his father's knee,
The world's great Craftsman and its King
Not king but craftsman learned to be.”
~Richard Foley
~St. Bernard of Clairvaux
I look up at those heavens of Thine, the work of Thy hands, at the moon and the stars, which Thou hast set in their places...See how the skies proclaim God's glory, how the vault of heaven betrays His craftsmanship (Ps 8:3; 19:1)
“Yes, incredible though it may seem, the Craftsman whose handiwork is written all over the night-skies became a member of the human race, learnt His craft from the man he called ‘father,’ and prepared thereby to earn His own living. St. Joseph, for his part, would doubtless have cherished with special fondness his early memories of the Child Jesus learning His first elementary lessons in the workshop. Ronald Knox's poem on St. Joseph delicately captures those moments:
And surely 'twas a gracious thing
When, standing at his father's knee,
The world's great Craftsman and its King
Not king but craftsman learned to be.”
~Richard Foley
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