Results from Tag: 'st. joseph'

‘The Life of St. Joseph as Seen by the Mystics’

A Mystic’s Guide to the Life of St. Joseph

BOOK PICK: In Paul Thigpen’s latest, ‘we see not only Joseph, Jesus, Mary, and their contemporaries but in a certain sense ourselves as well. Held up as a mirror, this story invites us all to view ourselves more clearly and to imitate their holy example as we seek to navigate the course of our lives.’

Thurifer Paul Mills swings an incense burner, or thurible, as a sung requiem Mass in Latin is offered for the repose of the soul of Benedict XVI at Corpus Christi Catholic Church on Jan. 5 in London. Benedict XVI, who died on Dec. 31, 2022, was the first pope in 600 years to resign from the papacy, in 2013. At the Vatican, Pope Francis presided over the funeral of his predecessor.

Joseph Ratzinger’s Happy Death

EDITORIAL: Thanking Jesus — and the intercession of his earthly father St. Joseph — for allowing his faithful servant to depart from this life in such a happy and blessed way.