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Christmas Journey to Bethlehem: St. Joseph with Expectant Mary

St. Joseph and Holy Angels arrived at the Church parish at Germantown, where live an exemplary Monsignor, who cares immensely about the sanctity of marriage and families. Holy Angels took St. Joseph to witness the priesthood majesty in protection families exhibiting in day today activities of this holy priest monsignor. They were in observation of Monsignor activities exhibiting the enlightened majesty of priesthood, a glorious gift of expectant mother church.  It is third Sunday of Advent, Monsignor was in preparation for holy mass, which is a delightful activity of his life. He takes delight, pride, care, devotion and diligent in accomplishing his activities at the altar. One can vividly see the care he takes in preparation of the altar before the mass, his attention to  every details of associated liturgical activities of the mass, including choir. Every aspect of the holy mass is carefully...

Christmas Journey to Bethlehem: St. Joseph with Expectant Mary

St. Joseph and Holy Angels were on travel in the year of faith all over the world and universe. St. Joseph discussed his journey reflection comparing with faithfuls' journey with Mother Church towards eternal Bethlehem. 2000 year ago when St. Joseph traveled with expectant Mary through the roads on a mounted Donkey, they faced many challenges, which were St. Joseph's concerns at that time. Expectant Mary's discomforts and tiredness on the journey were concerning St. Joseph deeply. Her privacy was a threatening issue when the nagging contractions occurred frequently due to the travel on up and down hills path, which was not present before their journey, a new development, which took St. Joseph off guard. The troubling   false pains ( the preparatory uterine contractions two weeks before the labor) announced the arrival baby may be very near, when they were still far away from the destination, took St. Joseph to the extremes of anxiety. He suffered in seeing Mary'...

Christmas Journey: St. Joseph and Mary

St. Joseph and Mary were on a life time travel to Bethlehem. Bethlehem is no small city but a prophesy filled city, where  the birth of Messiah's birth was foretold. St. Joseph was travelling on the rugged trains with his Expectant wife Mary, and his clan  on his mounted donkey. There were many Holy Angels watched over their Journey. There was a talk among the travelers that they have spotted a huge star in the sky, which is moving with them on their travel. They spoke about the heavenly appearance of the star and they watched the star every night during their travel. The star was positioned ahead of their direction and it moved in front of them. In addition, some of the travelers said that they have seen some foreigners travelling to Bethlehem on their camels. They talked about their richness. Angels discussed these matters with St. Joseph and Mary. St. Joseph and Holy Angels reflecting on their journey with expectant Ma...

Christmas Journey: Joseph & Mary

Angels and Joseph were on a journey in the year of faith, the year of 2012, in the season of Advent into the world and universe. St. Joseph and the Angels have settled on a discussion topic of Angels guidance as God's messengers and God send guardians for the faithfuls journey. It was second Sunday of the Advent, St. Joseph speaks on his journey to Bethlehem with Mary comparing to the journey of Church in the year of faith. The purpose of Joseph Journey was in his days to enroll the family in the earthly kingdom census, but God's ordained plan was the birth of Messiah in time and space as it was prophesied. There is meaning for every birth in this earth. There is a purpose for all lives in this world and universe. Every journey has a purpose, meaning, destiny in earthly life and God has His plan for each one of us. None of us are left alone or none of us are insignificant. Every being and non being in god's creation has a purpose. The purpose is God's love ...

Christmas Journey: St. Joseph and Mary Travel to Bethlehem

Holy Angels and St. Joseph were in discussion about his travel to Bethlehem. St. Joseph was explaining about the necessity of travel in enrolling his family name in Bethlehem, according to the government decree. He was excited to share the care among the travelers for each other during his travel. Many elderly, children, invalid, and pregnant women were among them. The relatives stayed together on the way helping each other in the travel. They shared stories, food, and shelter with each other on the way under the starry sky. In reflecting his travel, St. Joseph drew the attention of Angels to the charity that prevailed among each other. In addition, he took the Angels to an orphanage, where hundreds of children were found very happy. They were looking happy and in some what celebration mood. Angels approached them to inquire the reason for their happiness. The children said that they were to receive Christmas gifts from their sponsors wh...

Christmas Journey: St. Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem

"In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus *  that the whole world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, a 5 to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. b " Luke Ch/1-5 Angels are on their journey with Mother Church in the Christmas season of 2012. They are up to date in day today events in the world and in universe. They walk through the streets, drive through the roads, sail through the seas, and fly through the skies and space singing Gloria, which they sang on the first Christmas. They  are exited to see the signs of Christmas everywhere on the earth. Joining them and in tune with the world's natural events around my existence in spac...