Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph | |
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Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Legal father of Jesus Prince and Patron of the Universal Church | |
Venerated in | All Christian denominations which venerate saints |
Feast | 19 March – Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary (Western Christianity)
1 May – Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker (Catholic Church) The third Wednesday after Easter Sunday - The Solemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and patron of the Universal Church (Roman Catholic Church), The Sunday after the Nativity of the Lord (Eastern Christianity) |
Attributes | Carpenter's square or tools, the infant Jesus, staff with lily blossoms, two turtle doves, rod of spikenard. |
Patronage | Catholic Church, unborn children, fathers, immigrants, workers, employment, explorer, pilgrims, traveller, carpenters, realtors, against doubt and hesitation, and of a happy death, Belgium, From the State of Ceará and the city of Macapá in Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Korea, Indonesia, Zapotlan in Mexico, Vietnam, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines, and many others. |
Joseph (Hebrew: יוסף, romanized: Yosef; Greek: Ἰωσήφ, romanized: Ioséph) is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus and the step father of Jesus. In Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Anglican Christian traditions, he is regarded as Saint Joseph.
In the Bible
[change | change source]The Gospel of Luke says that the angel Gabriel came to Mary to tell her that she would give birth to a Son and she should call him Jesus and that he would save people from their sins.
When Joseph found out that Mary was pregnant, he decided to privately break the engagement. But then he had a dream. An angel told him that the baby was the Son of God.
At this time, the Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus, made a law that everyone in the Roman Empire must pay tax. Everyone had to go back to the town that their family came from, to have their name put on the tax lists. Joseph came from Bethlehem, which was called "The City of David". Joseph took Mary to Bethlehem and she gave birth to the baby, Jesus, in a stable, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Alphaeus • Anna • Annas • Barabbas • Bartimaeus • blind man, Bethsaida • Caiaphas • Cleopas • Devil • Dismas • Elizabeth • Gabriel • Gestas • Jairus' Daughter • Joachim • Joanna • John the Baptist • Joseph • Joseph of Arimathea • Joses • Lazarus • Legion • Longinus • Luke • Malchus • Mark • Martha • Mary Magdalene • Mary mother of James • Mary mother of Jesus • Mary of Bethany • Mary of Clopas • Widow's son of Nain • Nathanael • Nicodemus • Salome • Simeon • Simon of Cyrene • Simon the Leper • Susanna • Theophilus • Zacchaeus • Zechariah Groups: Angels • Disciples • Evangelists • Godfearers • Herodians • Magi • Proselytes • Samaritans • Sanhedrin • Scribes • Zealots | |
Andrew • Bartholomew • James of Alphaeus • James of Zebedee • John • Judas Iscariot • Jude Thaddeus • Matthew • Matthias • Paul • Peter • Philip • Simon the Zealot • Thomas | |
Agabus • Ananias (Judaea) • Ananias (Damascus) • Apollos • Aquila • Aristarchus • Bar-jesus • Barnabas • Cornelius • Demetrius • Dionysius • Dorcas • Eutychus • Gamaliel • James the Just • Jason • Joseph Barsabas, • Judas of Galilee • Lucius • Luke • Lydia • Manahen • (John) Mark • Mary mother of J. Mark • Nicholas • Paul • Philip • Priscilla • Publius • Sapphira • Sceva • Seven Deacons • Silas/Silvanus • Simeon of Jerusalem • Simon the Sorcerer • Sopater • Stephen • Theudas • Timothy • Titus • Trophimus • Tychicus | |
Roman Officials | |
Gospels: Aretas IV • Cornelius • Herod Antipas • Herod Archelaus • Herod Philip II • Herod the Great • Longinus • Lysanias • Pontius Pilate • Pilate's Wife • Quirinius • Salome • Tiberius Acts: Agrippa I • Agrippa II • Felix • Claudius Lysias • Junius A. Gallio • Festus • Sergius Paulus | |
Antipas • Four Horsemen • Apollyon • Two Witnesses • Woman • Beast • Three Angels • Whore of Babylon • Angel Michael |
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