The fact the angel says it suggests that Joseph did not yet believe this about ... juridical act and a private form. He can bring Mary before the court or he can issue her with a private writ ...

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came ... he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to ...

Today, he said, “we have no idea how difficult it was.” Joseph and Mary’s hardships would have begun more than a week before the birth of their son, when the couple left their home in ...

According to Matthew 1:18, Jesus is born to Mary, who becomes pregnant before having ... 20 explains that Joseph worried about marrying the now-pregnant Mary, but an angel explains to him that ...

As we celebrate Mary’s birth today, may she and Joseph be a model of such faith and courage for us, and may we hear with them the angel’s comfort and challenge: Do not be afraid.

Throughout the Gospels we see angels make ... do not know how or when Joseph died. Tradition tells us he passed away in the presence of Mary and Jesus sometime shortly before Jesus began his ...

As the Christmas season approaches, the image of Jesus’ birth in the manger — complete with Mary and Joseph kneeling over the infant, the three wise men, an angel and the animals looking on ...