Saint Joseph and Mary: trusting together

The first couple of the Holy Family also faced doubts, changes and fear. They went through it all trusting in God, together.

Joseph did not understand everything at once. On learning that Mary was with child, he thought of quietly sending her away so as not to expose her. But he listened to the angel and took Mary into his home (Mt 1:18-24). He chose to trust.

Then came the journey to Bethlehem, the flight into Egypt, the new beginning in Nazareth. And there was the day they lost Jesus in Jerusalem. Mary said to her Son: “Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety” (Lk 2:48). The two of them searched together.

Saint Joseph is the Father of our spiritual family, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel is our Mother. They teach us that a holy couple is not one that never goes through a crisis, but one that never lets go of each other’s hand, or of God’s.

When a hard decision comes — a move, a problem with the children, a debt — do as they did: talk, pray, wait for God’s light and decide together.

To pray as a couple

Saint Joseph and Virgin Mary, faithful spouses, teach us to trust in God when we do not understand, to protect our family and to always walk together. Amen.