St. Joseph
Appointed Lessons
2 Samuel 7:4,8-16 Â * Romans 4:13-18 * Luke 2:41-52 * Psalm 89:1-29 or 89:1-4, 26-29
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Scripture quotations labeled NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
Scripture quotations labeled NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
The Living Word | Lectionary Preaching Aids
Classic Text
Bernardino of Siena: The Terminus of the Old TestamentÂ
“Joseph is the terminus of the Old Testament in whom the dignity of the patriarchs and the prophets attains the promised fruit. For he is the only one who possessed what the divine condescension promised to them.”Â
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Jean Meade: The Marriage of Mary and JosephÂ
“The Gospels give Joseph the honor he deserves for obeying God in faith, taking pregnant Mary as his wife, giving his name to the child she is carrying, continuing to heed angelic messages to protect them from Herod’s murderous intentions, and raising Jesus as his own, just as any adoptive father does.”Â
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