THREE ST JOSEPH MYTHS.
UNTRUTHS ABOUT ST JOSEPH - I'm sure all of you know this, but there are some people out there who have been lead astray by false apparitions such as "St Joseph's Hill of Hope" (Brea, California) so just in case, here are Three things to remember when it comes to our Glorious Patron St Joseph... (as related in the book "St Joseph: Prince of the Church".)
1) FALSE: St Joseph was an elderly widower with children before his
espousals to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
TRUTH: It is piously believed (and held by many saints) that St Joseph,
being predestined to be the witness and guardian of Our Lady's virginity,
made a vow of virginity for himself when he was young.
2) FALSE: St Joseph was immaculately conceived. TRUTH: St Joseph was sanctified in the womb several months AFTER his conception (as many saints believe, just as St John the Baptist was sanctified in the womb.) 3) FALSE: St Joseph is the incarnation of the Holy Spirit TRUTH: St Joseph is NOT GOD. He is a man: the …More