They Returned to Their Town of Nazareth
The Holy Family lived in Nazareth. Jesus would be known as Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph (Luke 4:22) and the carpenter’s son (Matthew 13:55).
On this day, let us read and reflect on what Pope Francis recently wrote on St. Joseph and the dignity and situation of work in our world.
Saint Joseph was a carpenter who earned an honest living to provide for his family. From him, Jesus learned the value, the dignity and the joy of what it means to eat bread that is the fruit of one’s own labor…
Working persons, whatever their job may be, are cooperating with God himself, and in some way become creators of the world around us. The crisis of our time […] can serve as a summons for all of us to rediscover the value, the importance and necessity of work for bringing about a new “normal” from which no one is excluded. Saint Joseph’s work reminds us that God himself, in becoming man, did not disdain work. The loss of employment that affects so many of our brothers and sisters, and has increased as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, should serve as a summons to review our priorities. Let us implore Saint Joseph the Worker to help us find ways to express our firm conviction that no young person, no person at all, no family should be without work!
Furthermore,
Pope Francis has asked that this year be dedicated to St. Joseph. The full Apostolic Letter on St. Joseph written by
Pope Francis for the occasion can be found here With a Father's Heart.
Image source: St. Joseph, on Facebook, posted by Fr. Jay Mello, reposted by Fr. Louis Molinelli, SDB
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