Message of St. Joseph of 18 march 2021, Vigil of the Solemnity of St. Joseph

“Dearest Children,

I turn to you like a loving father. The children of Jesus and Mary are all my children. I watch over you and the whole Church of the Universe as I watched over the family of Nazareth.

The family of Nazareth must truly be an example of authentic communion in God for you. It was the first cell of the Church of the whole Universe. It was formed in view of Jesus’ coming; it lived for Him and followed the stages of His life; it was prepared and instructed by Jesus. I am a testimony of this because my life and my mission are inseparably bound to the life and mission of Mary and Jesus. Not even my premature death could separate me from them. My spirit continued and will continue to work together with Mary and Jesus for eternity.

I chose Mary as my spouse for the splendour and purity of Her soul. Her inner beauty was shining on Her face and emanated from Her whole person. She was a beautiful young woman with a transparent look of infinite goodness. Many wanted to marry Her, but She chose me as I chose Her. My choice and Hers were guided by the Holy Spirit in view of our extraordinary mission. At that time, I did not understand that. Like every true Israelite, I simply wanted to build an honest and faithful family with Mary and give children to God and our people.

Then, as you know, after the Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel, everything changed in our life. Mary had accepted Her mission, welcoming in Her womb the Son of God, and now God was turning to me. My first reaction was one of bewilderment and fear; the burden was too great to bear and I was determined to leave Maria to her fate. I never doubted Her sincerity because I knew that She was too pure and honest to deceive anyone. Rather, I was scared of what was being asked of me, and Mary knew it: to be the guardian of the Mother and the Son of God.

You know very little of the phase that preceded Jesus’ birth except what the Gospel briefly reports. I tell you that the Archangel Gabriel explained to Mary very well what awaited Her. He had also revealed to Her that I had been chosen to be Her spouse and to protect Her and Her Son, the Son of our God. That was too much for me, and I imagined the people’s comments and the shame that covered a woman who had become pregnant before the wedding. Yet, God never asks us to carry out a task without giving us the necessary grace at the moment of conception; the bigger the mission, the stronger the grace. I had said ‘Yes’ to my mission even before I was born and God’s grace awakened my ‘Yes’, as happens to everyone who has decided at conception to love and serve the true God.

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