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Friends, today we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph. 

Every episode of Joseph’s life is a crisis. He discovered that the woman to whom he was betrothed was pregnant. He resolved to divorce her quietly, but then the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream and explained the anomalous pregnancy. So Joseph understood what was happening in the context of God’s providence and took Mary as his wife.

Next, discovering that the child was in mortal danger, Joseph took mother and baby on a perilous journey to an unknown country. Anyone who has ever been forced to move to a new city knows something of the anxiety that Joseph must have felt. But Joseph went because God had commanded him.

Finally, we hear of Joseph desperately seeking his lost twelve-year-old son. Quietly taking the child home, Joseph once more put aside his human feelings and trusted in the purposes of God.

The little we know about Joseph is that he experienced heartbreak, fear unto death, and a parent’s deepest anxiety. But each time, he read what happened to him as a theo-drama, not an ego-drama. This shift in attitude is what made Joseph the patron of the universal Church. 

Gospel Reflections

Meditate on Daily Gospel Reflections from Bishop Robert Barron

5th week of Lent

Tuesday

March 19

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St. Joseph

Monday

March 18

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Sunday

March 17

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4th week of Lent

Saturday

March 16

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Friday

March 15

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Thursday

March 14

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Wednesday

March 13

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Tuesday

March 12

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Monday

March 11

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Sunday

March 10

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3rd week of Lent

Saturday

March 9

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Thursday

March 7

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Thursday

March 7

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Wednesday

March 6

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Tuesday

March 5

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Monday

March 4

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Sunday

March 3

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2nd week of Lent

Saturday

March 2

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Friday

March 1

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Thursday

February 29

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Wednesday

February 28

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Tuesday

February 27

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Monday

February 26

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Sunday

February 25

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1st week of Lent

Saturday

February 24

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Friday

February 23

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Thursday

February 22

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Wednesday

February 21

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Tuesday

February 20

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Monday

February 19

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Sunday

February 18

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Week of Ash Wednesday

Saturday

February 17

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Friday

February 16

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Thursday

February 15

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Wednesday

February 14

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Tuesday

February 13

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Monday

February 12

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Sunday

February 11

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5th week of Ordinary Time

Saturday

February 10

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Friday

February 9

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Thursday

February 8

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Wednesday

February 7

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Tuesday

February 6

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Monday

February 5

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Sunday

February 4

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4th week of Ordinary Time

Saturday

February 3

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Friday

February 2

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Presentation of the Lord

Thursday

February 1

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