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Here is a beautiful meditation given by Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira:
Saint Joseph—prince of the House of David, prince of a royal family that, although dethroned and decadent, was at its apogee because from it was born the Hope of the Nations—knocks at the door and is rejected! But in this rejection is his first glory....He took the first step of his martyrdom: he led Our Lady to a cave suitable only for animals, where the Child Jesus was born.
To this glory—which was certainly a negative one—were added many others: the glory of being considered a person of no consequence although all public honors were due him; the glory of taking upon himself all the humiliation, all the ignominy and all the weight of the opprobrium that was to fall upon Our Lord. From the very beginning, he had the special bliss of being refused for his love of justice and his grandeur of soul. (Read more.)
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3 comments:
Thank you so much for this gem, Elena. It really puts St. Joseph in perspective in a way I'd never considered before. One might say it sets in motion a reconfiguring of one's storehouse of St. Joseph images, prayers, and reflections.
Thank you, Marie-Jacqueline, for your kind words and thank you also for linking to my blog!
St. Joseph's courage and fortitude in getting his family away from danger is such a timely example of the important role of the masculine presence in a family.
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