Lent · 2027
Today the Church keeps Joseph Spouse of Mary — Solemnity.
Solemnity of Joseph Spouse of Mary
Today the Church keeps Joseph Spouse of Mary — solemnity.
Joseph was the husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus. A carpenter from Nazareth, he sheltered the Holy Family in Egypt, raised the Son of God, and died in the arms of Jesus and Mary — the holiest of deaths.
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Husband · Guardian · Foster Father of Jesus
Joseph was the husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus. A carpenter from Nazareth, he sheltered the Holy Family in Egypt, raised the Son of God, and died in the arms of Jesus and Mary — the holiest of deaths.
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Lent
We are in the Lent — the Church wears violet.
Forty days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, walking together toward the Triduum and Easter. Today, though, the Church sets that aside and wears white — for the solemnity of Joseph Spouse of Mary.
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