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There are few references to Saint Joseph in the New Testament. The Bible traces his lineage back to [[King David|David]]. It also recounts how when the angel of the Lord warned him in a dream that Herod planned to kill Jesus, Joseph heeded the warning and took his family to Egypt, returning after Herod’s death. Joseph is said to have been a carpenter and is thought to have passed on before Jesus began his public ministry. In Catholic tradition, Saint Joseph is revered as Patron of the Universal Church and his feast is celebrated on March 19. | There are few references to Saint Joseph in the New Testament. The Bible traces his lineage back to [[King David|David]]. It also recounts how when the angel of the Lord warned him in a dream that Herod planned to kill Jesus, Joseph heeded the warning and took his family to Egypt, returning after Herod’s death. Joseph is said to have been a carpenter and is thought to have passed on before Jesus began his public ministry. In Catholic tradition, Saint Joseph is revered as Patron of the Universal Church and his feast is celebrated on March 19. | ||
== Other accounts == | |||
According to St. Matthew’s apocryphal Gospel of the Birth of Mary, when Mary became of marriageable age the high priest summoned all unmarried men of the house of David to bring their staffs to the altar. For the Lord had revealed to him that “out of whatsoever person’s rod ... a flower should bud forth, and on the top of it the Spirit of the Lord should sit in the appearance of a dove, he should be the man to whom the Virgin should be given.” | |||
Joseph, being advanced in years, drew back his staff. When no sign appeared the high priest consulted God, who said that Mary was to be betrothed to the man whose staff was not presented. When Joseph brought forth his staff a dove alighted on it and, according to other accounts, it blossomed with flowers and leaves. | |||
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[[File:Gerrit van Honthorst - Childhood of Christ - WGA11656.jpg|thumb|<translate><!--T:25--> Childhood of Christ, Gerard van Honthorst</translate>]] | [[File:Gerrit van Honthorst - Childhood of Christ - WGA11656.jpg|thumb|<translate><!--T:25--> ''Childhood of Christ'', Gerard van Honthorst (c. 1620)</translate>]] | ||
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''Pearls of Wisdom'', 1988, vol. 1, ch. 2. | ''Pearls of Wisdom'', 1988, vol. 1, ch. 2. | ||
{{POWref|24|68|, June 1981, endnote 1}} | |||
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