“I imagine he also did his best to anticipate Our Lord and Our Lady’s needs—great and small—encouraging and providing comfort to his expectant wife on their difficult journey. He was pure of heart—so much so that he could recognize and have the courage to follow the directions of angels. No doubt he was intimately involved in the daily care of the Christ child. He lived well, labored, and loved until he died the happiest of deaths . . . St. Joseph, patron saint of fathers, workers, and a happy death—pray for us.” When I was in college, the chapel in my dorm had very beautiful white stone stations of the cross. As a young woman discerning my vocation, I was particularly drawn to the station where Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem. In the image, there were two women, one with a baby on her hip and …READ MORE
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