Last week we celebrated the Solemnity of St. Joseph. St. Joseph stands for us as the emblem of the courageous father. Faced with mysteries far beyond his comprehension – the conception of a child through the action of the Holy Spirit – St. Joseph responded with absolute trust in God, assuming a task for which he was unquestionably “unworthy” and “unprepared.”
Who, after all, was he to act as foster-father to the God-Man? Who was he, poor carpenter as he was, to outwit Herod, or to shoulder the enormous responsibilities of providing a suitable life for the Virgin Mary and Christ? What fear, what anxiety St. Joseph had every right to feel! And yet, he trusted and embraced his vocation; he welcomed life.
This week we celebrate another solemnity, and one with even greater lessons and encouragement for those of us working to create a Culture of Life – the Solemnity of the Annunciation...
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Sincerely yours in Christ, 
Father Shenan J. Boquet
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