Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, of Kansas City in Kansas and Chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, offers reflections on Respect Life Month. His statement highlights St. Joseph as a profound reminder of our own call to welcome, safeguard, and defend God’s precious gift of human life. READ HERE.
St. Joseph Faithful protector of Mother and Child.
The infant Christ “came into our world in a state of great vulnerability. He needed to be defended, protected, cared for, and raised by Joseph” (PC 5). The humble and often hidden carpenter of Nazareth accompanied Mary in her pregnancy, assisted at the birth of the Messiah in a stable, presented Jesus in the Temple, fled with his family far from their homeland to protect them, and lovingly raised Jesus as his own son in the years to come. READ FULL REFLECTION HERE.
San Jose, fiel protector de Madre e Hijo.
El niño Jesús “viene al mundo asumiendo una condición de gran debilidad. Necesita de José para ser defendido, protegido, cuidado, criado” (PC 5). El humilde y a veces oculto carpintero de Nazaret acompañó a María en su embarazo, ayudó en el nacimiento del Mesías en un establo, presentó a Jesús en el Templo, huyó con su familia lejos de su patria para protegerlos, y cariñosamente crio a Jesús como su propio hijo en los años siguientes. LEA LA REFLECCIÓN COMPLETA AQUÍ.