For the First of May

I offer you this lovely and unashamedly baroque representation of the Holy Family. I found it on Rorate Caeli – I acknowledge sources. Where they got it from, I have no idea.

In the Sarum Missal, we celebrate the Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles. However, popular piety designates May as the month of Our Lady. Saint Joseph is especially honoured for his virtues as a father* of a family and a conscientious craftsman.

I wish you all a happy May Day.

* I use this word without casting any doubt on the Virgin Birth of Christ.

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1 Response to For the First of May

  1. ed pacht's avatar ed pacht says:

    There’s a “pop psych” saying going around that could have been intended for St. Joseph: any man can be a father, but it takes something special to be a dad. Joseph certainly was a dad. I’m reminded of Our Lord’s words to the Pharisees, “Ye are of your father the devil” – who was certainly not a dad, and of the license He gave for us to call the Father “Abba”, which is “Dad”.

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