before the Church, and keeps only its historic particularity, which is certainly unique. Calvin gives Joseph the same treatment, and gives him a new importance, next to Mary [1] . By transferring the dogmatic [...] The words "And Mary kept all these things in her heart" (Lk 2: 51) are also applied by Calvin to Joseph (CO 46, col. 481). [2] Cf. Institutes of the Christian Religion IV, I, 4; the Church is "a mother
Our Lady of Schoenstatt In the early 1900’s, Father Joseph Kentenich was teaching Latin and German in Schoenstatt, a small village on the Rhine River, at a minor seminary school run by Pallotine priests [...] Schoenstatt Movement) presented the movement and its charisma for Europe: Schoenstatt’s founder, Father Joseph Kentenich, was a farseeing pedagogue. Even before the First World War he had the intuition that a
Carmel, started in Avila in the 16th century, was placed under the protection of Our Lady and Saint Joseph. _________________ Cf. Attilio GALLI, Madre della Chiesa dei Cinque continenti, Ed. Segno, Udine
Montfort) Saint John of the Cross and the Virgin Mary The Incarnation (by Saint John of the Cross) Saint Joseph and Saint John of the Cross
be the mother of Christ. This is the "Annunciation." The name of the virgin was Mary, betrothed to Joseph, a carpenter. The angel greeted her, saying "Rejoice," just as the daughter of Zion was greeted. [...] had done at Mount Sinai: and a "New Covenant" began. In the Gospel of St Matthew, we are told that Joseph had his own annunciation, when the angel of the Lord spoke to him in a dream: "Do not be afraid to
Nazareth, where he "was obedient to them" (Lk 2: 51). He was obedient both to Mary and also to Joseph, since Joseph took the place of his father in people's eyes; for this reason, the Son of Mary was regarded [...] days after the birth of Jesus when, in accordance with the precepts of the Law of Moses, Mary and Joseph "brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord" (Lk 2: 22). The birth had taken place in [...] from Luke that when, on the occasion of the census ordered by the Roman authorities, Mary went with Joseph to Bethlehem, having found "no place in the inn," she gave birth to her Son in a stable and " laid
with God and with people. (Luke 2: 52). Jesus therefore enjoyed a loving childhood with Mary and Joseph that was characterized by gentleness, humility and obedience. The events that happened between Jesus’
For 30 years Jesus lived a family life with Mary and Joseph in Nazareth: we must meditate on this astonishing reality and on its mere duration, for it represents the nine tenths of the life of the Son
integrity. She lived, after Jesus' birth, in total and perpetual virginity; and together with Saint Joseph, who was himself called to play a predominant role in the events of our salvation, she dedicated
Child is lying in the manger between the two animals, a star shines above Him. On the left, Saint Joseph, presented as a simple by-stander, is seated and looks thoughtful with his face resting on his hand
