Joseph
the
Just
and
Righteous
man!
The Gospel of Mathew portrays Joseph as an “upright man” meaning a just and
righteous man. Righteousness means the quality or state of being just or
rightful or
acting in accord with the Divine or moral law. In every sense of
the word Joseph
was a just man who is a role model for us all. A just man is a
holy and merciful
person. In Psalm 15 we read about the just person: Whoever walks without blame,
doing what is right,
speaking truth from the heart; Who does not slander with his
tongue, does no
harm to a friend, never defames a neighbor; Who disdains the
wicked, but honors
those who fear the Lord; Who keeps an oath despite the
cost,
lends no money at interest, accepts no
bribe against the innocent.”
Joseph is
someone who lived a simple and pure life, who never dishonored his wife, one
kept
the covenant with God even if it was a loss in the eyes of the world. He
showed
mercy to his wife no matter what and cared for her out of his
kindheartedness.
Joseph treated his spouse with respect, honor, love and care.
Indeed he protected the holy family from all elements.
We need to imitate his
righteous attitude
and value in learning to respect others. He followed the
divine law tempered mercy and
with human consideration for his wife.
St. Joseph's Song...
My late
father was named after Joseph. In every possible he tried to imitate Joseph’s
virtues
like caring for our family, working really hard to support us from the
produce of the farm,
letting the children follow what God wanted of them, and
in his last moments humbly
submitting to the will of God in enduring the
suffering and illness.
He really wanted to go home to God on March 19, the
feast day of his patron saint but
died five days later. I look at my dad as
someone who clearly followed the virtues of
St. Joseph. So today as we honor
St. Joseph let us learn to imbibe his great
virtues of righteousness, justice, mercy and love in our own life.
St. Joseph pray for us!
Fr. Cyriac Mattathilanickal, M.S.
Shrine Director
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