As Advent 2023 comes to a close, we have St. Joseph, the Foster Father of Jesus, the Husband of the Virgin Mary, as a role model. We see in the Gospel of St. Luke:
He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While he was there , the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her first born son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Luke 2:5-7.
The Christmas Story is so profound in its simplicity! We see St. Joseph providing for his young family the best that he could and the World received received her Savior!
Below is a little meditation that I hope will help us deal with struggles the way St. Joseph did so many years ago.
Have a blessed end of Advent 2023 and always remember to be a blessing!
Pax. The Hermit of Peace.
Hermitage of Peace 