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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Joseph the Worker
DESCRIPTION:ST JOSEPH THE WORKER \nA reflection by Pope Francis4 \n◊◊◊ \nSt Joseph concretely expressed his fatherhood by making an offering of \nhimself in love\, placed at the service of the Messiah who was growing to \nmaturity in his home. And because of his role at the crossroads between the Old \nand New Testament\, St Joseph has always been venerated as a father of the \nChristian people. In him\, Jesus saw the tender love of God\, the one that helps \nus accept our weakness\, because it is through and despite our fears\, our frailties\, \nand our weakness that most divine designs are realized. Only tender love will \nsave us from the snares of the accuser\, and it is by encountering God’s mercy in \nthe Sacrament of Reconciliation that we experience His truth and tenderness\, \nbecause we know that God’s truth does not condemn us\, but instead welcomes\, \nembraces\, sustains and forgives us. \nJoseph is also a father in obedience to God with his “fiat”. He protects \nMary and Jesus and teaches his son to do the Will of the Father… At the same \ntime\, Joseph is an accepting Father because he accepted Mary unconditionally \n– an important gesture even today in our world where psychological\, verbal and \nphysical violence towards women is so evident. But the Bridegroom of Mary is \nalso the one who\, trusting in the Lord\, accepts in his life even the events that he \ndoes not understand\, setting aside his own ideas and reconciling himself with \nhis own history. \nJoseph’s spiritual path is not one that explains but accepts – which does \nnot mean that he is “resigned”. Instead he is courageously and firmly proactive. \nBecause with the Holy Spirit’s Gift of fortitude\, and full of hope\, he is able to \naccept life as it is\, with all its contradictions\, frustrations and disappointments. \nIn practice\, through St Joseph\, it is as if God were to repeat to us: “Do not be \nafraid” because faith gives meaning to every event\, however happy or sad\, and \nmakes us aware that God can make flowers spring up from stony ground. \nJoseph did not look for shortcuts but confronted reality with open eyes and \naccepted personal responsibility for it. For this reason\, he encourages us to \naccept and welcome others as they are\, without exception and to show special \nconcern for the weak… Consequently every poor\, needy\, suffering or dying \nperson\, every stranger\, every prisoner\, every infirm person is “the child” whom \nJoseph continues to protect. From St Joseph\, we must learn to love the Church \nand the poor. \nAs a carpenter who earned an honest living to provide for his family\, St. \nJoseph also teaches us the value\, the dignity and the joy of what it means to eat \nbread that is the fruit of one’s own labor. This aspect of Joseph’s character \nprovides the opportunity to appeal in favor of work… There is a renewed need \nto appreciate the importance of dignified work\, of which St. Joseph is an \nexemplary patron. Work is a means of participating in the work of salvation\, an \nopportunity to hasten the coming of the Kingdom\, to develop our talents and \nabilities\, and to put them at the service of society and fraternal communion. \nThose who work are cooperating with God Himself\, and in some way become \ncreators of the world around us. \n  \n4 Osservatore Romano – December 8\, 2021.9 \n  \n 
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