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The Death of St. Joseph, as Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich saw it: Death of St. Joseph As the time drew near for Jesus to begin His mission of teaching, I saw Him ever more solitary and meditative; and toward the same time, the thirtieth year of Jesus, Joseph began to decline. [Since Joseph was 45 at the time of Jesus' birth, he was around 75 when he passed away.] I saw Jesus and Mary often with him. Mary sometimes sat on the ground by his couch, or upon a low, round three legged stool, which served also for a table. I seldom saw them eating; but when they did, or brought some refreshment to Joseph’s bedside, it consisted of three, white, rather long, four-cornered pieces, about two fingers in breadth, that lay side by side on a little plate, and I saw also some little fruits in a dish. They gave him something to drink out of a mug. When Joseph was dying, Mary sat at the head of his bed, holding him in her arms. Jesus stood just below her near Joseph’s breast. The whole room was brilliant with light and full of angels. After his death, his hands were crossed on his breast, he was wrapped from head to foot in a white winding sheet, laid in a narrow casket, and placed in a very beautiful tomb, the gift of a good man. Only a few men followed the coffin with Jesus and Mary; but I saw it accompanied by angels and environed with light. Joseph’s remains were afterward removed by the Christians to Bethlehem, and interred. I think I can still see him lying there incorrupt. Joseph had of necessity to die before the Lord, for he could not have endured His Crucifixion; he was too gentle, too loving. He had already suffered much from the persecution Jesus had had to support from the malice of the Jews from His twentieth to His thirtieth year; for they could not bear the sight of Him. #StJoseph

Zobaczcie drzewo Krzyża włożone w nasz chleb w chleb najczystszy, w chleb rozkoszy, w chleb „Aniołów, który zstąpił z nieba”, aby nam dać Siebie na pokarm, by nasze dusze ustawicznie poddane trudom odżywiać Nim samym, a nie innym pokarmem. #MistycznyKrzewWinny

🍂Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world🍂

@farsaid_fenius Thank you!

@Cordsofpenance The 4 volume hardcover set of Mary of Agreda’s books that have are on sale for $120 in Tan Books and for $124 on Amazon. Ven. Anne Catherine Emmerich’s 4 volume set is on sale as well.

How the Holy Family was called back from Egypt I saw St. Joseph, who was always busy at his trade, very much troubled one evening. The people for whom he had been working had given him nothing; consequently, he had nothing to take home where there was so much need. He knelt down in the open air and prayed. He was greatly afflicted; his sojourn among these people was becoming intolerable. They practiced infamous idolatry, even sacrificing deformed children. The parent that sacrificed a healthy, well-formed child, was thought to be very pious. They had, besides, still more shameful rites that they carried on in secret. Even the Jews in the Jewish towns were to Joseph objects of horror. While in his trouble he prayed to God for help, I saw an angel appear to him. He bade him arise, and on the following morning depart from Egypt by the public high road. He told him also not to fear, for that he would accompany him. I saw Joseph hastening with the news to the Blessed Virgin and Jesus, and all setting to work to get their few movables packed together on the ass. From the Visions of Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich annecatherineemmerich.com

Ego scio eum, quia ab ipso sum: et ipse me misit. *** I know him, because I am from him: and he hath sent me.  Joh 7:29 #GospelOfToday

From today's reading, Wisdom 2:12-13;19-25 Let us, therefore, lie in wait for the just, because he is not for our turn, and he is contrary to our doings, and upbraideth us with transgressions of the law, and divulgeth against us the sins of our way of life.  He boasteth that he hath the knowledge of God, and calleth himself the son of God.  (...) Let us examine him by outrages and tortures, that we may know his meekness, and try his patience.  Let us condemn him to a most shameful death: for there shall be respect had unto him by his words.  These things they thought, and were deceived: for their own malice blinded them.  And they knew not the secrets of God, nor hoped for the wages of justice, nor esteemed the honour of holy souls.  For God created man incorruptible, and to the image of his own likeness he made him.  But by the envy of the devil, death came into the world:  And they follow him that are of his side.

@Cordsofpenance "the jews could not bear the sight of Jesus..." They still can't....

The Death of St. Joseph, as Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich saw it: Death of St. Joseph As the time drew near for Jesus to begin His mission of teaching, I saw Him ever more solitary and meditative; and toward the same time, the thirtieth year of Jesus, Joseph began to decline. [Since Joseph was 45 at the time of Jesus' birth, he was around 75 when he passed away.] I saw Jesus and Mary often with him. Mary sometimes sat on the ground by his couch, or upon a low, round three legged stool, which served also for a table. I seldom saw them eating; but when they did, or brought some refreshment to Joseph’s bedside, it consisted of three, white, rather long, four-cornered pieces, about two fingers in breadth, that lay side by side on a little plate, and I saw also some little fruits in a dish. They gave him something to drink out of a mug. When Joseph was dying, Mary sat at the head of his bed, holding him in her arms. Jesus stood just below her near Joseph’s breast. The whole room was brilliant with light and full of angels. After his death, his hands were crossed on his breast, he was wrapped from head to foot in a white winding sheet, laid in a narrow casket, and placed in a very beautiful tomb, the gift of a good man. Only a few men followed the coffin with Jesus and Mary; but I saw it accompanied by angels and environed with light. Joseph’s remains were afterward removed by the Christians to Bethlehem, and interred. I think I can still see him lying there incorrupt. Joseph had of necessity to die before the Lord, for he could not have endured His Crucifixion; he was too gentle, too loving. He had already suffered much from the persecution Jesus had had to support from the malice of the Jews from His twentieth to His thirtieth year; for they could not bear the sight of Him. #StJoseph

Ad legem magis, et ad testimonium! *** To the law rather, and to the testimony. Isa 8:20 #YourDailyLatin

“In Joseph we see how to love Jesus and Mary: not with words but with a life laid down in service.” — St Pope John Paul II

The stations of the cross at the monastery.

@EVC1141 @ITGeekCT @ojosmiel333 Thank you for sharing. I do need to get a hold of this book!

@ITGeekCT @Cordsofpenance @ojosmiel333 Venerable Mary Agreda on Joseph from the same book

@jberg3138930646 Amen

@Cordsofpenance GOD BLESS JOSEPH

@JeanLoGiudice I do not see a contradiction. For either reason, St. Joseph would have had to pass away before the Passion of our Lord. Stress on different aspects, I suppose.

I tip toe (contradicting a Blessed!), but the sign on the Cross could not have included KING OF THE JEWS if Joseph, next in line to the throne of David, was alive on Good Friday, right?

@teacoziesarefun Oh yes indeed. Turned him into an apostle of Divine Mercy as well. ☺️

@Cordsofpenance Love that quote of hers. God bless Pope St. John Paul II for shining God’s spotlight on her.

I suddenly realised that God was very offended by someone close to my heart. My soul was riven with pain at the sight; I cast myself down into the dust before the Lord and begged for mercy. For two hours, I put up an obstacle to the sin by tears, prayer, and flagellation, and I learned that Divine mercy had embraced that poor soul. O, how much a single sin costs ~ St. Faustina, Diary Entry 685

@A_friend_in_GOD Amen, ora pro obis.

@Cordsofpenance Saint Joseph and Blessed Anne, Ora Pro Nobis!

@Lexvevindi Nothing new under the sun...

@thebusycatholic @AWalker74515020 Precisely!

@Cordsofpenance @AWalker74515020

It would come if people actually believed God. Consider the beginning of 2 Tim: "Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof" Or the end of Malachi 1: "Cursed is the deceitful man that hath in his flock a male, and making a vow offereth in sacrifice that which is feeble to the Lord"

@Cordsofpenance We really need more Holy Fear in the world.

@teacoziesarefun Prostration, tears, use of the disciplina... St. Faustina was indeed serious.

@Cordsofpenance Prostration is the way. Don’t get up until the doubt subsides. 🙌

@farsaid_fenius I plan on acquiring the latter; the former I do have in print and value highly.

@Cordsofpenance The Visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) and Venerable Mary of Agreda (1601-1664) are two book-sets that have had a profoundly impactful effect on my Catholic faith. They are invaluable. I highly recommend investing in them.

It's Friday.

@MwMword7 Yes, she was, which is why she won for herself the title Queen of Martyrs.

@Cordsofpenance But his mother Mary was strong enough to endure it all, What does that tell you? SHE will crush Satan's head! Ave Maria ,Ora Pro Nobis Amen 🙏