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4 But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, 5 "Go and tell my servant David, `Thus says the LORD: Would you build me a house to dwell in? 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men; 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure for ever before me; your throne shall be established for ever.'" 2 For thy steadfast love was established for ever, thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens. 3 Thou hast said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant: 4 `I will establish your descendants for ever, and build your throne for all generations.'" [Selah] 5 Let the heavens praise thy wonders, O LORD, thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! 27 And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. 29 I will establish his line for ever and his throne as the days of the heavens. Second Reading: Romans 4: 13, 16 - 18, 22 13 The promise to Abraham and his descendants, that they should inherit the world, did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 16 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, for he is the father of us all, 17 as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations" in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations; as he had been told, "So shall your descendants be." 22 That is why his faith was "reckoned to him as righteousness." Gospel Reading: Matthew 1: 16, 18 - 21, 24 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; 19 and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; 21 she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife,
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U današnjem svijetu kada je tako prisutna kriza identiteta muškarca, sveti Josip svijetli kao pravi primjer muškarca u odnosu prema ženi i obitelji. Jakovu se rodi Josip, muž Marije, od koje se rodio Isus koji se zove Krist. A rođenje Isusa Krista zbilo se ovako. Njegova majka Marija, zaručena s Josipom, prije nego se sastadoše, nade se trudna po Duhu Svetom. A Josip, muž njezin, pravedan, ne htjede je izvrgnuti sramoti, nego naumi da je potajice napusti. Dok je on to snovao, gle, anđeo mu se Gospodnji ukaza u snu i reče: »Josipe, sine Davidov, ne boj se uzeti k sebi Mariju, ženu svoju. Što je u njoj začeto, doista je od Duha Svetoga. Rodit će sina, a ti ćeš mu nadjenuti ime Isus jer će on spasiti narod svoj od grijeha njegovih.« Kad se Josip probudi oda sna, učini kako mu naredi anđeo Gospodnji. Razmišljajući o sv. Josipu pokušavam sagledati njegovu situaciju. Oženio se, kao i drugi Židovi vjerojatno sanja o obiteljskom životu, mnogobrojnom potomstvu, radu u službi obitelji i društvu, blagostanju, ostvarenju snova sa svojom suprugom... Očito bi na vjerskom planu bio maran, izvršavao bi vjerske dužnosti rastući u vjeri, iščekivao bi Mesiju. Ukratko, slijedio bi svoje planove i snove u životu. Ali, u njegove planove i snove ulazi Bog. Josipova zaručnica Marija je zatrudnjela. Josip, uvjeren da nije otac djeteta, nalazi rješenje za novonastalu situaciju. Svjestan je da će ju kamenovati poradi bludništva. U svojoj pravednosti, također i milosrđu, odlučuje potajice napustiti Mariju kako bi izbjegla smrt. Nije se vodio samo zakonom kojim bi Marija bila obasuta kamenjem osude, nego je u njega unio dobrohotnost i ljubav. Svaka životna situacija zahtijeva prilagođen pristup da se zadovolji zakon, a pritom da se ne zanemari čovjek. Unijeti ljubav u područje zakona znači obogatiti norme i dati im smisao, taj smisao u konačnici bio bi život, a ne osuda na smrt. Josipova namjera bila je promišljena i poštena. Međutim, tijekom sna javlja se drugačije rješenje. Anđeo Božji upućuje Josipa u zbilju koju on nije mogao razumjeti. Božja rješenja su uvijek bolja, ali nisu uvijek lakša. Kao pravedan čovjek, Josip odlučuje izvršiti Božju volju – zaštititi ženu i dijete koje je začeto! Tako ostavlja svoj zacrtani put i daje se na put ostvarenja Božjih planova. Zajedno sa svojom ženom Josip omogućuje Isusu da raste u dobi i mudrosti. Pruža mu mirno djetinjstvo. Josip štiti i svoju ženu. Brine se na samom početku kako će sigurno roditi dijete. Zaštititi ženu znači omogućiti joj biti spremnom za majku. U današnjem svijetu kriza identiteta muškarca izvor je problema abortusa i ostalih ideologija koje ne razvijaju život, nego ga pod krinkom tolerancije i prava ubijaju. Sveti Josip je egzaktan primjer muškarca u odnosu prema ženi i obitelji.