[Viva Christo Rey]

GG, thanks very much for posting this fine tribute and devotion to St. Joseph.

[HitmanLV]

St. Joseph, virginal husband of the Mother of God...

Where did the 'virginal husband' come from? There isn't any reference to whether Joseph was a virginal husband, is there?

[kstewskis]

Thank you, GG, for posting this tribute to St. Joseph today.

Ironically, I was reading from Mary Agreda's "Mystical City of God" and some of the mentionings of him in several of the chapters. Not a whole lot is written about him in scripture, especially around the time of his death. Unfortunately, I haven't known much about him, up until what I've read today (including this article).

We owe much to St. Joseph, I'm beginning to understand. Thanks again.

[investigateworld]

According to Irish tradition, when the Angel told St. Joesph that he would have to take the Holy Infant and his Mother and flee to Egypt. St. Joesph then went to tell the dogs that had came from all over the world to guard man's Salvation; "Fellows, I must take the Holy Family and and go to Egypt. There will no place where I can buy food or water, so I cannot take any of you. King Herod will have spies everywhere".
Finally a little Chihuahua named Rocky who had come from the Americas with his wife Pearl spoke up; "Hey senor Joseph, take us. We're small dogs and don't eat much, you must sleep sometime hombre".
St. Joesph reached down and picked them up, Rocky in his right hand and Pearl in the left. He noted these dogs had large bulging eyes to see in any direction. Their ears he noted were large and stood up, making it easy for them to hear the approach of an intruder. He knew that God would never give him a task he could not accomplish.
"Very well", he said, "you two may come along".
Now upon hearing this, a wee Barra Terrier (known to you Yanks as a Yorkshire Terrier) who had the name of Opus McMangus spoke up; "Take me too Joesph, I'm small and don't eat much either".
And Joesph, always the kind gentleman that he was, knelt down and spoke to Opus.
"Yes, a fine brave dog are too, but with that long hair, you'll roast in the desert, you must remain here with the others".
Now Opus wasn't one to take lightly to this, him being part of Clan McNeil, thought to himself, 'I'll just get someone to shave me, then I can go with the Prince of Peace to Egypt". With that he set off to the village dump to find something stinky to roll in.
So now when you see a dog rolling about, on his back, in something foul smelling, you know he'll be playing the part of Opus McMangus: * In the Christmas Pageant * Held in every field & every farm * and every attic and every barn * to Remember the Night when Holiness came to earth.

[murphE]

Thanks for posting this Grey Ghost!
Ping Gerard!