Dear Parishioners and Friends,
The second sorrow of St. Joseph is the poverty of Jesus’ birth. St. Luke delicately tells us that there was “no place for them in the inn” (Luke 2: 7). The King of kings has no palace or even bed. He only has a manger. I’m sure St. Joseph would have wanted to provide something more but it was not possible.
Yet, Jesus was born and this is the source of Joseph’s joy. St. Joseph must have heard from the shepherds how the angels rejoiced saying, “Glory to God in the highest,” and he must have seen in the adoration of the Magi the recognition of the birth of the Son of God. In spite of the difficult circumstances surrounding Jesus’ birth, Joseph has the consolation that God’s promise of a savior has been fulfilled.
Prayer: St. Joseph, Foster-Father of Jesus, by the bitter SORROW which thy heart experienced in seeing the Child Jesus lying in a manger, and by the JOY which thou didst feel in seeing the Wise men recognize and adore Him as their God, obtain by thy prayers that our heart, purified by thy protection, may become a living crib, where the Savior of the world may receive and bless our homage.
In Christ,
Msgr. Baker
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