Other than that, it is a fair assumption that he would have learned the craft of his foster father, St. Joseph, who was a ...

He lived a long and faithful life of service to Jesus and the family of God here in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He was a ...

Among several painted murals, archaeologists highlighted a striking image of “a multitude of eyes centred on a single face,” which they interpret as a Coptic symbol of spiritual vigilance.

Another mural shows the face of a man holding a small child. Archaeologists believe the figures likely represent Joseph the Carpenter carrying Jesus Christ. Faded images of Christ’s disciples appear ...

While Joseph could claim royal descent, the Books of Matthew and Mark both refer to him as a carpenter. Yet the Greek word that Mark used is tektõn and its meaning is closer to the Aramaic word ...

Together with Mary, he helped to cultivate the faith-filled home life in which Jesus' relationship with God could flourish. Joseph's example reminds us that faithful commitment to our daily ...

Thus, the Savior wrote a bill of sale, which read as follows: “I, Jesus, son of Joseph the carpenter, confirm that I have sold my slave, named Judas, to you, Habban, merchant of Gundafor, king of the ...

The event was hosted in LiGreci’s Staaten, where hundreds marked the traditional feast day of St. Joseph the carpenter and the foster father of Jesus, as well as their Italian ancestry.

A traditional collect prayer for St Joseph’s Day is: “God our Father, who from the family of your servant David raised up Joseph the carpenter to be the guardian of your incarnate Son and husband of ...

In the past 150 years, nearly every pope has taken steps to further devotion to St. Joseph in the Church and to use the humble father and carpenter as a witness for the modern world.

We know that Joseph was a carpenter who used his skill to provide for the Holy Family. If his products were subpar and shoddy, then Jesus would have gone hungry.

Brianna Fennell, left, Eli Hood and Ray Alabarado, portray Mary, Jesus and Joseph during the 30th annual St. Joseph's Altar held at Immaculate Conception Church in Denham Springs, Friday, March 14 ...