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Catholic Charities USA
Solemnity of Saint Joseph
Today's Lectionary Readings
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Over the centuries, Saint Joseph has been known by many names and
titles: Patron Saint of the Universal Church, of Workers, of Fathers,
of the Unborn, and of a Happy Death, among others. Yet on this Saint
Joseph's Day 2023, his role as Patron of Migrants takes on
particular significance.
We know little from the Gospels about Joseph. Despite this, one thing
is certain: he was a man on the move who led his young migrant family
to new, unfamiliar places. Three times the Gospel describes Joseph
leading his family on a journey: first to Bethlehem with his pregnant
wife to participate in a government-mandated census; later with his
wife and newborn child, fleeing persecution and violence for safety in
Egypt; and later in calmer political times, returning with his family
to their home in Nazareth.
Through all these journeys, it is certain that Joseph and his young
migrant family experienced the difficulties and hardships of living in
a foreign land, learning another language, and being treated as an
outsider and undesirable. Yet throughout these trials, Joseph was able
to cross long distances and keep his family safe with steadfastness,
surety, and hope.
Over the past year, tens of thousands of asylum seekers - adults
as well as families with children - have fled dire conditions in
their home countries and crossed the United States' southern
border in search of safety and a better life, finding their way to
municipalities like Chicago, El Paso, Houston, Washington D.C. and New
York. In response, Catholic Charities agencies - like my own in
New York - have assisted thousands of these modern-day migrants by
helping them integrate into local communities, navigate the legal
system, and find shelter, food, and health care.
A Patron is someone who supports a person in need in concrete ways, as
a protector and guardian. It is my prayer this day that Saint Joseph
Patron of Migrants - who himself knew the hardships and heartbreak of
leading a young, migrant family to safety - will enkindle in our
hearts and in our hands the openness to provide hope and material aid
to the displaced among us.
Tom Dobbins Jr. is the Director of Social and Parish Engagement for
Catholic CHarities of the Archdiocese of New Yorkm a Producer for the
"JustLove" radio broadcast on Sirius/XM's Catholic CHannel 129, and a
Board Member of the Roundtable Association of Catholic Diocesan Social
Action Directors.
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