An angel comes to Joseph to tell him.
This
is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When
his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but
before they lived together,
she
was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph
her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet
unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided
to divorce her quietly.
Such
was his intention when, behold,
the
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
"Joseph,
son of David,
do
not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For
it is through the Holy Spirit
that
this child has been conceived in her.
She
will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because
he will save his people from their sins."
All
this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold,
the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and
they shall name him Emmanuel,
which
means "God is with us."
When
Joseph awoke,
he
did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him
and
took his wife into his home.
~Mt
1:18-24
Bishop Barron gives a superb homily tying
together the three readings.
One further connection that Bishop Barron doesn’t quite get to: “When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.” Joseph was obedient.
Under the same circumstances? Would you have been obedient? Would I?
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