Gospel
Matthew 1:16,18-21,24
How Jesus Christ came to be born
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary; of her was born Jesus who is called Christ.
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph; being a man of honour and wanting to spare her publicity, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’ When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do.
Reflection
As I went through the reading on the day we honour st joseph we see how Joseph handle the situation when he discovered Mary had become pregnant by the power of the holy spirit. As human he wanted to divorce Mary quietly. However when the holy spirit came to him he followed what God said. It shows no matter how difficult the circumstances Joseph remain obedient to God. What would we do if we are in the same circumstances as Joseph?
Let us pray
Lord Jesus may we be obedient to you like St Joseph in our daily lives.
Amen
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