Past Reflections on Holy Family: Angels Interview with St. Joseph

Ask Joseph of Nazareth
Angels have list
Angels have name list
To question among men
Travel among history
The primary name appeared
In the iPod searching
Joseph of Nazareth
The junior angel said
They traveled to Nazareth
Back in the history
To spot the Joseph
As he lived in Nazareth
Small town Nazareth
Hills and valleys surround
Farms and fields were around
Lilies and wild blooms were abundant
Angel traveled to Nazareth
In the quest to find the knowledge of Joseph
The trinity presence in his family
As He fostered the Son of God
Long travelled roads
Lead to the town
Hills and caves
Surround the town
Mud and stone houses
Habitat people
Children play in the street happy
Elders sat under trees
Chatted stories
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Cattle, mule, and donkeys
Walk along
Simple beautiful town
The Nazareth
Where the Joseph family lived
It is afternoon
Angels spotted Joseph
Near the lumbar yard
Selecting the woods
To make yokes
Angels watched him
Making bargains in the buying
Strong woods to his work shop
Angels went near him
Approaching in introduction
Joseph welcomed them
In a casual way
Into his house
Angels waited as he worked
Watching his diligent detail
Workmanship
There come Mary calling Joseph
Reminding him the suppertime
There she saw the angels waiting
She welcomed them also
To the table along with boy Jesus
Angels bowed to Jesus in veneration
Shared the family cooking
With Joseph, Mary, and Jesus
They were speechless
In witnessing the love of
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The redemptive family
Who carried, care, and nurture
The Son of God
And Here in His holy presence
This holy family shines
Like millions of stars on earth
As light to the world
After supper the bedtime near
There the boy Jesus ready to sleep
Angels waited watching
Joseph rocking the boy
On the rocking chair
Continuous questions Boy Jesus keep asking
There the foster father Joseph
Answering son with gentle strokes
On his hair
Little boy Jesus started to sleep
Joseph tucked him in the bed
Kissed good night
While angels were watching
Angels went in contemplation
On the redemptive service
Of Holy family
Mary in carrying word of God
In the shadow of Holy Spirit
In obeying heavenly Father’s word
Joseph accepting Mary and child
In obeying Father’s word
Nurturing and fostering Son of God
In Him, the Holy family received the image
If Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
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The restoration act of salvation
Of men and world
Completed through this holy family
Junior angel went on deep contemplation
While senior angel explaining
Now that the family received sacred presence of holy
Trinity
Now that the family received its restored sanctity
As the sanctuary of God
Family is the sanctuary of God
A model holy family of salvation
Junior angel exclaimed
In contemplation
family is a sanctuary of god
Family is a sanctuary of God
Family is a holy sanctuary of God
Its merited status
Ordained by Father God
Son of God and the Holy Spirit
In uniting human family
Dwell among the family
Family is a sanctuary of God
Family is a holy sanctuary of God
Family is a sanctuary of God
Family is a holy sanctuary of God
Family was created by the Trinity
The first sacrament
The only sacrament established
Before the sinful status of men
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For whom all were created
For whose arrival the Trinity created everything
That exists and beyond
Family is a sanctuary of God
Family is a holy sanctuary of God
Family is a sanctuary of God
Family is a holy sanctuary of God
In whom the Trinity resides
With whom the Trinity relates
In where the Trinity friendship shines
For whom the Trinity passion
Of the salvation cross destined
Family is a sanctuary of God
Family is a holy sanctuary of God
Family is a sanctuary of God
Family is a holy sanctuary of God
The presence of family
Resembles the presence of Holy Trinity
The nurturing of family
Reflects the restoration of
Heavenly kingdom in the world
Venerating the family
Resonates the Love of
The most Holy Trinity
The presence of Holy family
Is to govern the world
The ordained function
The Father declared
The presence family
Is to multiply
The ordained function
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The Father declared
The presence of family
Is to extend the Trinity presence
To the world as light and salts
In building kingdom of God in the world, universe, and
beyond
The ordained function
Proclaimed by heavenly Father
Family is a sanctuary of God
Family is a holy sanctuary of God
angels interview with joseph
Early morning in Nazareth
Joseph rose early
Began his routine
After reading the word of God
Mounting his donkey
While boy Jesus still sleeping
While Mary cooking the travel food
He went near Jesus
Kissed his cheek tender
Returned to Mary
Exchanged love in saying good-bye
Packing the food on his bag
Setting on a journey
To deliver the yesterdays work order
There he leaves on the donkey
As Mary stands and watching
Praying for his safe return
While angels watched all his ways
Joining in his journey
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Angels now asked Joseph
The quest they came with
Joseph smiled gently
Paused for a minute in recollection
Turned to them kindly
Started his response
I am his first disciple
Next to his mother
I experienced a peace
That could not be contained in reason
When angel explained
The incarnation
I fell on my knees of knowing
My unworthiness
Of leading the Holy family
In Triune God presence
Realizing nothing is impossible for God
I live a joyful life
That beyond any comparison
In realization of Incarnation
The reclamation of Trinity’s presence in the family
I see the signature of Holy presence
In Triune God presence
Where Mary and I reside
In Holy Trinity presence
In nurturing the Son of God
I have experienced
Trinity’s presence in my family
As natural events, unfold
When I was in the cross roads
In the dilemmatic confusion
In the angels guidance
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I have seen Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit presence
In my Son’s presence
In the heart of my family
When the shepherds in Bethlehem
Came to the manger in singing
Holy angels’ song
In the glory of my Son’s birth
I have seen Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit presence
In my Son’s presence
In the heart of my family
When the kings and wise men
Came following the heavenly star
Travel from very far
Predicting Son of God birth
There when they told me
Their stories of travel
I have seen Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit presence
In my Son’s presence
In the heart of my family
When the soldiers of Herod
Slaughtered the innocent children
Knowing Son of God birth
Searching my son in my arms
In those sacrifices of innocent babies
Atonement shield
In the protection of the Son of God in my house
I have seen Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit presence
In my Son’s presence
In the heart of my family
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When I carried baby Jesus
Hurrying to escape
In the midst of horrifying terror
Angel’s protection on our journey
I have seen Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit presence
In my Son’s presence
In the heart of my family
When I went with the birth offering
Into the temple of the Lord
There in Simon’s prophesy
I saw the Son of God
In the presence of His Father’s house
In relation with the Holy Spirit
I have seen Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit presence
In my Son’s presence
In the heart of my family
When I lost him in the temple
There he preach to the elders
As a young child
I stood in the crowd
Listened to His preaching
Then when he declared the wish to be in the Father’s
house
There I became his first disciple
Next to his mother
When I transformed from the foster father
To his disciple
I have seen Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit presence
In my Son’s presence
In the heart of my family

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