St. Joseph truly is the silent figure of the New Testament. For instance, the Gospel does not record one spoken verse for St. Joseph. Nevertheless, what this great saint did in his life for God speaks volumes. To appreciate him and his role in salvation, we need to glean the Gospels.

Indeed, the portrayal of St. Joseph also is conflicting. For example, Guido Reni’s “St. Joseph and the Child” depicts a gray-haired elderly man holding baby Jesus, whereas Jose de Ribera’s “St. Joseph and the Boy Jesus” and Bartolome Murillo’s “The Holy Family” depict a young man with the child Jesus.

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However, as mentioned in the question, Mary, St. Joseph, St. Elizabeth and St. Zechariah (the parents of St. John the Baptist), St. Ann and St. Joachim (the parents of our Blessed Mother) were also recognized as saints because of their holiness …

Father William P. Saunders was born on March 9, 1957 in Washington, DC to Dr. Joseph F. and Pauline C. Saunders. In 1959, his family moved to Springfield, Virginia where he was raised. He has one older brother, Joseph F. Saunders, Jr.

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The official process for declaring someone a saint is called canonization, meaning the person is worthy of inclusion in the canon of the Mass. Prior to the year 1234, the Church did not have a formal process as such. Usually martyrs and those recognized as holy were declared saints by the Church at the time of their deaths.

Other examples of solemnities include the Solemnity of St. Joseph (March 19), the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday after the Feast of Corpus Christi), and the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul (June 29). Feasts are of second importance in our liturgical calendar and are celebrated on a particular day.

Candlemas Day is another name for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Forty days after His birth, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple for the rites of purification and dedication as prescribed by the Torah. According to the Book of Leviticus (12:1-4), when a woman bore a male child, she was considered “unclean” for seven days.

Pope (now St.) John Paul II should definitely be credited with helping bring about the demise of the Soviet Union. Historian Paul Johnson said, “Reagan, Thatcher and John Paul II were the trio who destroyed Soviet communism and its evil … Continued