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Life of Saint Joseph
6th Sorrow and 6th Joy
The Return to Nazareth;
Life of the Holy Family in Nazareth
Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 3: 10
Pray
Speak, Lord …
R. Your servant is listening.
Holy Scripture
Matthew 2: 13-15
When Herod had died, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” He rose, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel… And because he had been warned in a dream, he departed for the region of Galilee. He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth ….
Holy Scripture
Luke 1: 38
Pray
I am the Lord’s servant …
R. Let it be done according to thy Word.
Reflect
Joseph and Mary abandoned their secure home in a strange land, but after the strain and burdens of being uprooted, they joyfully reunited with loved ones and re-built a life in their homeland. They enjoyed the peace and joy of family life in Nazareth.
So, too, our family lives exemplify shared suffering and shared joy. Shared experience — whether the shared experience is pain or peace, suffering or joy — is a prerequisite for personal relationship.
Our friendship with the Lord must include shared experience, bringing all our burdens and blessings before the Lord, remaining persistent in prayer in the Real Presence of Christ.
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Fullness of Sacramental Life
Anointing of the Suffering and Divine Mercy
Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 3: 10
Pray
Speak, Lord …
R. Your servant is listening.
Reflect
If He who was innocent can endure the requirements of justice that arise from our own failings, we who are guilty of many failings can be assured that our suffering need not lack purpose.
He bears the burden for us, if necessary, and the purpose of His redemptive suffering brings the possibility of purpose to our own. United with that of Christ, our suffering can contribute to the sacred plan for redemption.
In the sacrament of Anointing the Sick, the miraculous ministry of Jesus continues to exercise Divine Mercy for the benefit of those who are suffering and in peril. When we unite our own sufferings with those of Christ, we receive the grace to persevere in whatever God plans for us.
Holy Scripture
Luke 1: 38
Pray
I am the Lord’s servant …
R. Let it be done according to thy Word.
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