The Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary as thy wife; for that which is conceived in Her is of the Holy Spirit; and She shall bear a Son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus.’ (The fifth antiphon of First Vespers of St Joseph, taken from the Gospel of the feast, Matthew 1, 18-21.)
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| St Joseph and the Christ Child, ca. 1617, by the workshop of Jan Breughel the Elder (1568-1625). Within the garland, five oval medallions represent the five Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, beginning with the Annunciation at the upper left, and running clockwise. |
