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''[[God]] in His Wisdom chose '''St. Joseph''' a descendant of the house of [[David]] to be the most chaste spouse of the Blessed [[Virgin Mary]] and the foster father of Our Lord [[Jesus Christ]]. Joseph was a just man, who worked as a carpenter to look after Mary and the holy infant Jesus.'' <ref>[http://www.theworkofgod.org/saints/Lives/Joseph.htm Saint Joseph] The Work of God Apostolate </ref> ([[The Holy Family]])
''[[God]] in His Wisdom chose '''St. Joseph''' a descendant of the house of [[David]] to be the most chaste spouse of the Blessed [[Virgin Mary]] and the foster father of Our Lord [[Jesus Christ]]. Joseph was a just man, who worked as a carpenter to look after Mary and the holy infant Jesus.'' <ref>[http://www.theworkofgod.org/saints/Lives/Joseph.htm Saint Joseph] The Work of God Apostolate </ref> ([[The Holy Family]])
'''Feast:''' 19th of March
'''Joseph of Nazareth''', often known as "St. Joseph," was the spouse of the [[Virgin Mary]] and the foster-father of [[Jesus Christ]]. His life is known primarily through the early chapters of the [[Gospel of Matthew]] and the [[Gospel of Luke]], and a rich oral tradition. He was of the house and lineage of [[King David]], with his family home being [[Bethlehem]]. After he married Mary, he was going to put her away quietly when he learned she was pregnant, but was visited by an angel in a vision that told him to continue to marry and that the child conceived in her was from the [[Holy Spirit]]. Joseph brought his family down for the census ordered by [[Augustus Caesar]] and fled into [[Egypt]] with his family when Jesus' life was in danger.
According to Matthew 13:55 and [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 6:3, Joseph was a tekton, which means a mechanic in general and a carpenter in particular. The oral tradition, accepted since the earliest times, was that Joseph was indeed a carpenter by trade, and it is likely that [[Jesus]] initially followed in his footsteps.
It is assumed that Joseph was deceased by the time of [[Jesus]]'s preaching and [[Passion]], as there is no mention of him while there are references to [[Jesus]]'s other family members. It was common for a husband to be substantially older than a wife and for women to live longer than men.
==Roman Catholicism==
Feast:''' 19th of March
In the Roman [[Catholic]] Church, he is the patron saint of workers and of several places.
In the Roman [[Catholic]] Church, he is the patron saint of workers and of several places.
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==Prayer to St. Joseph==
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''Guardian of virgins and Father, Holy Joseph, to whose faithful care Christ Jesus, innocence itself, and Mary, Virgin of Virgins, were committed: I pray and beseech Thee, by these dear pledges, Jesus and Mary, that free from all uncleanness, and with spotless mind, pure heart and chaste body, you make me ever more chastely familiar with Jesus and Mary, all the days of life. [[Amen]].''
''Guardian of virgins and Father, Holy Joseph, to whose faithful care Christ Jesus, innocence itself, and Mary, Virgin of Virgins, were committed: I pray and beseech Thee, by these dear pledges, Jesus and Mary, that free from all uncleanness, and with spotless mind, pure heart and chaste body, you make me ever more chastely familiar with Jesus and Mary, all the days of life. [[Amen]].''