Saint's of the Week

Saint Joseph

Feast Day: 19th March

Virtue: Industry

The heavenly father chose Joseph a young carpenter of Nazareth to be the foster father of

 Jesus and the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

After they were betrothed, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him that Mary would bear a child who would be the son of God.

Mary and Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem to register for the census. There Mary brought forth her Son and laid him in a manger.

At the word of an angel, Joseph took Jesus and Mary to Egypt to save the child from being killed by Herod. He stayed there till an Angel told him that it was safe to go back to Nazareth.

When Jesus was twelve years old, he was lost in Jerusalem. For three days, Mary and Joseph looked for him with great sorrow and found him in the temple.

At Nazareth, Jesus worked along with Joseph in the carpenter shop and obeyed him. Joseph died in the arms of Jesus and Mary.

Saint Isidore of Seville

Feast Day: 4th April

Virtue: Perseverance

Isidore was born at Cartagena in Spain. His two brothers and sisters are saints. As a boy

 Isidore was discouraged because he failed in his studies, but with the help of god he became one of the most learned men of his time. 

Isidore helped to free Spain from the Arian heresy. Following a call from God, he became a hermit. But after his brother’s death, he became the archbishop of Seville. Both of his brothers were bishops. 

Isidore was admired for his preaching, his miracles, his work for the liturgy and the laws of the church. He brought many Catholics in Spain back to the church. He was the head of the Fourth Council of the church in Toledo in 633.

Isidore wrote many books. He governed his diocese about thirty - seven years. He died in Seville on April 4th, 636. He is honored as a Doctor of the church.