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#Christmas Story Gospel in Art: Mary was betrothed to Joseph, a man of honour

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#AceChristmasNews – This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

Her husband Joseph; being a man of honour and wanting to spare her publicity, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit.

She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’ Now all this took place to fulfil the words spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel, a name which means ‘God-is-with-us.’ When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do: he took his wife to his home.

Reflection on the mezzotint

Unfortunately very little is know about St Joseph but what a holy man he was! As we saw in yesterday’s reading, He was of the genealogy of King David. In today’s reading we see how respectfully Matthew writes about Joseph. As he was engaged to Mary, she was found, quite unexpectedly, to be pregnant. But Joseph, ‘being a man of honour and wanting to spare her publicity’, planned to dissolve his betrothal quietly. An angel appeared to him and joyfully explained what the situation was: do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. What we see on full display in Joseph is how understanding, considerate, compassionate he is towards Mary, even before Jesus was born.

One of the many reasons why I personally love Saint Joseph is that he was a carpenter.

As I was a furniture expert at Sotheby’s specialising in 18th century French furniture, I love the art of carpentry. Patience and careful planning are needed. I can well imagine how Joseph lovingly showed Jesus how to make a chair, how to select the right woods, how to cut everything to the perfect size so the table could fit together, etc… This would have been a very valuable education for Jesus: learning a trade with patience, loving the myriad of different woods nature gave us, creating new models, charging honest prices, delivering in time, etc…

So today we look at a print after a painting by William Holman Hunt set in St Joseph’s workshop.

Hunt perfectly understood how Jesus as a carpenter’s son would have used spent a lot of his life being surrounded by hammers and nails… the same tools that crucified Jesus on the cross. Whilst the figure of Jesus is not the most appealing depiction of Jesus, the main feature of this composition is Christ’s shadow. The outstretched arms of Jesus cast a shadow upon the wooden tool rack on the wall behind him. Thus, Christ’s crucifixion is prefigured within the natural setting of the workshop. A woman is seen looking at the shadow, whilst opening a chest revealing Jesus’ kingly crown.

Catholic News Today’s reflection: https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/matthew-1-18-24-2022/ Gospel in Art: https://christian.art/

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Golden Rules in all lives 💥💥💥

Buddhism:

Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.

Christianity:

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Hinduism:

Treat others as you would yourself be treated.

Islam:

Do unto all men as you would wish to have done unto you.

Judaism:

What you yourself hate, do to no man.

Native American:

Live in harmony, for we are all related.

Sacred Earth:

Do as you will, as long as you harm no one.

I believe that all nations on earth 🌐 are fundamentally the same. We are all Brothers & Sisters on Earth Amen 🙌🙌🙌

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👑 LORD

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

There is one thing that God is consistent with, keeping his promises. The Lord promised to protect the children of Zion and did everything he could to sustain their kingdom. The people’s choices may not have always been exactly what he wanted, but He made a covenant with them that needed to be fulfilled. If that meant altering the weather a little bit, God would be willing to do that.

Giving God, you sustain us through all our struggles. You water us like a plant in the desert, quenching our thirst for faith. We all long to believe, Lord, and You always deliver that which we require. I will never forget what You have done for me, merciful Lord, and I pray that I shall be a better person from this point forward. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.🙏

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LORD 🙏

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

I am reminded of the lyrics from the song Amazing Grace. “I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see.” The Lord is the light to the world, shining brightly in the darkness. Open your eyes and bask in His grace and glory.

Amen 🙏

Graceful Father, Your teachings is like a beacon that shines in the darkness. Before Jesus, we were blind, living as sinners, and even killing the Son of God. How could our vision have been so different from Yours? Thank you for giving us the chance to correct it. Thank you for listening to our please and thinking on our behalf. It is with Your amazing grace that we might live in heaven for all eternity. I love You, my Father.

Amen.

A&M
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Daily Readings ~

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Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell amid a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

Having this vision and seeing how holy God is, Isaiah panicked. Isaiah is unworthy. He is sinful and dirty in comparison to the greatness of God. He dwells and lives among other humans who are just as sinful. Have you ever experienced a similar realization? God is so good, and by contrast, You are worse than dirt. God is great, and none can measure up to Him. Isaiah is worried about His state of being. What can He do? How can He bear to stand before a God so pure and holy when Isaiah is not? We see in the next two verses that God purifies Him.

Lord, I am not Lord, I am not worthy to stand in Your presence. I am not worthy to untie Your shoes or wash Your feet. You are indescribably good. I am nothing compared to Your glory. I am so prideful. I can go about thinking things revolve around me, that I’m important, and that I am awesome. I am not awesome. Only You are awesome. I have broken Your law. I could not keep them. Only You are able to do that. I confess my sins to You in the name of Jesus. Amen. to stand in Your presence. I am not worthy to untie Your shoes or wash Your feet. You are indescribably good. I am nothing compared to Your glory. I am so prideful. I can go about thinking things revolve around me, that I’m important, and that I am awesome. I am not awesome. Only You are awesome. I have broken Your law. I could not keep them. Only You can discover that. I confess my sins to You in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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