March 19, 2026
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Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a
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And the son of Jacob was Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, whose name is Christ.
18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.
19
And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.
20
But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.
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And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
24a
And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him,
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☆ Luke 2:41-51a
41
And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
42
And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;
43
And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:
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And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,
45
And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.
46
And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.
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And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.
48
And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.
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And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?
50
And his words seemed strange to them.
51a
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered:
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☆ 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
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Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
5a
Go and say to my servant David,
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And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong.
13
He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
14a
I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son:
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And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
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☆ Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22
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For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
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For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
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(As it is said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.
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Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.
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For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.
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