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The Catholic Calendar for Monday, December 15, 2003
Monday of the Third Week of Advent
Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17
Psalm 25:4-9
Matthew 21:23-27
A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:
We need more Josephs!
Let's take a closer look at what happens to Joseph in today's gospel reading. Here is a man, engaged to be married to a young woman probably in her mid teens, who suddenly finds out that she is pregnant. But he knows the child is not his! Keep in mind that the families and friends don't know this, however. So what does he do? He acts like many modern day men and plans to take off and leave the woman and child on their own.
Joseph is a righteous man, however, and listens to the word of his God. He does the right thing - even though it's not his child - marries the woman and cares for her infant son.
Unlike many men today Joseph listened to God. Granted, he had an angel personally visit him, but this does not excuse men of today who do not do the right thing. The word of God is widely known and says very bluntly what men should and should not do. The error of many men today is that they just refuse to listen.
We need more Josephs today.
- Don Claunch, sfo
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