DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
“Joseph’s Holiness” – Faith: Today’s Gospel affirms the holiness of Joseph. He was chosen by God to be the worthy guardian of Jesus, the Messiah. His responsibilities were great, but he remained faithful to God at all times. Ponder on, “God also wants us to live our faith and vocation with greater fidelity, courage and humility, like Joseph.”
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
Matthew 1:16, 18-21
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary; of her was born Jesus who is called Christ.
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being an upright man and wanting to spare her disgrace, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’