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March 19, 2018
Mid-Morning Open Thread
The Dream Of St. Joseph
Anton Raphael Mengs
From commenter ""Bluebell"
March 19 is the Feast of St. Joseph, the husband of Mary. It is a Solemnity, which means it is higher than a regular feast day and as such, we Catholics are not bound by our Lenten obligations. Translation: we get to pig out! It's a huge holiday for Italians, as well.
St. Joseph is the patron saint of many things, but on this day we celebrate him as the husband of Mary, so as the patron saint of husbands and fathers.
The angel is telling him that he has to take his wife and baby and flee to Egypt. No easy task.
Anyway, just in case you needed something for tomorrow, here it is. And if not, maybe you learned a bit about St. Joseph!