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The Faithful foster Father and Guardian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is a general rule concerning all special graces granted to any human being. Whenever the divine favour chooses someone to receive a special grace, or to accept a lofty vocation, God adorns the person chosen with all the gifts of the Spirit needed to fulfil the task at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This general rule is especially verified in the case of Saint Joseph, the foster-father of our Lord and the husband of the Queen of our world, enthroned above the angels. He was chosen by the eternal Father as the trustworthy guardian and protector of his greatest treasures, namely, his divine Son and Mary, Joseph\u2019s wife. He carried out this vocation with complete fidelity until at last God called him, saying: \u201cGood and faithful servant enter into the joy of your Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In him the Old Testament finds its fitting close. He brought the noble line of patriarchs and prophets to its promised fulfilment. What the divine goodness had offered as a promise to them, he held in his arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now we can see how the last summoning words of the Lord appropriately apply to Saint Joseph: \u201cEnter into the joy of your Lord.\u201d In fact, although the joy of eternal happiness enters into the soul of a man, the Lord preferred to say to Joseph: \u201cEnter into joy.\u201d His intention was that the words should have a hidden spiritual meaning for us. They convey not only that this holy man possesses an inward joy, but also that it surrounds him and engulfs him like an infinite abyss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember us, Saint Joseph, and plead for us to your foster-child. Ask your most holy bride, the Virgin Mary, to look kindly upon us, since she is the mother of him who with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns eternally. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St Bernardine of Siena<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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