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Yusuf, the Great Silent Man
Photo: Pixabay. St. Joseph is mentioned by the evangelists Matthew and Luke. According to both Gospels, Joseph is a descendant of David: a link between David's royal family and the Messiah. He was a man of faith and trust, knew the divine mysteries, a man of great silence. As the husband of the Virgin Mary, he took the place of the Father in Jesus. We do not know how long Joseph lived. Joseph is last mentioned during his Easter pilgrimage with twelve year old Jesus. Public veneration of St. Joseph started in the West only in the 14/15 centuries. The feast has been on the Roman calendar since 1621. Then Pope Pius IX. declared him the patron saint of the church in 1870.
Become a Living Offering
Photo: Ino. The Christian's life must be a living offering to God, a ministry that includes all walks of life of the human person and all areas of life.
Nosce te ipsum: In Memoriam RP. John Don Bosco Java, O. Carm
Photo: RP. John Java, O. Carm
The Best Investment Is Not a Party, But a Child's Education
This article presents biblical and theological reasons why education should be a parental priority. Drawing on Proverbs 22:6, Pope John Paul II's teaching on the family as the first school of social virtue, and Thomas Aquinas's view of the responsibility to guide children toward a good life, education is understood not simply as the transfer of knowledge, but as participation in God's work—forming faithful, moral, and mature individuals. Education is presented as a moral calling whose value far exceeds ceremonial pomp.
