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Which JOSEPH and MARY do you subscribe to?

In recent weeks I heard priests 'dumbing down' both parents in the Holy family. Mary described as a simple peasant girl busying herself with worldly affairs and Joseph an equally simple older chap who was forced to scrape a living doing manual labour.
I don't agree.
 
I see the two most saintly people that ever existed. Both are committed virgins spending their life's in prayer and good works. Both deeply in love.
That they are poor is due to their generousity to others than lack of income. Mary was exceptional from birth in her spirituality and gifts bestowed on her from God, Joseph was of royal descent and but for the Roman occupation would have been next in line to be king of Juda. These were exceptional people who lived far from mundain lives.


Have fun but do not sin.
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12 comments:

  1. Anonymous24 December 2024 at 12:04

    I see that nonsense is high on the agenda this Christmas.

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  2. Anonymous24 December 2024 at 13:06

    But not grammar.

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  3. Anonymous24 December 2024 at 16:55

    Jesus! The old grammar vs grandma joke has been done to death!

    RBB

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  4. Rob24 December 2024 at 17:26

    Grandma was from the Levis and grandpa Joachim from Judah.

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    1. THE CURMUDGEON24 December 2024 at 17:39

      Thanks for that clarification Robert. With genealogy information like that at your fingertips it's a wonder that those genealogy sites haven't seconded (see what I did there?) you. You obviously have information going back a couple of millennia that they can only dream of having





      On a serious note though I trust that you will have a good day tomorrow and it's so good to hear that Richard (of RBB) and his wonderful wife Shelley will be hosting you for Christmas lunch.


      Just another thought though - if Richard is hosting with his usual exotic Christmas themes (Indian, Chinese, Puerto Rican, Icelandic) tomorrow could be Mongolian with lashings of fermented sheep milk, the aforementioned sheep's eyeballs (and her partners testicles) and a salad made of grass and the trimmings from his recently fallen tree.
      It'd be a good idea to have a back-up meal prepared at home of roast lamb and roast pork. Just saying.

      Merry Christmas.

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    2. Bob25 December 2024 at 03:49

      ...and it's properly cooked lamb, none of this pink with running blood in the middle!

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    3. THE CURMUDGEON25 December 2024 at 09:11

      Just like in the bad old days. Don't forget to boil your cabbage for at least a half hour.

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  5. Richard (of RBB)25 December 2024 at 07:40

    Are you 'aving a laugh?

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  6. Anonymous25 December 2024 at 12:15

    That bottom image of Joseph and Mary makes me think of Matt Gaetz and the statutory rape of a 17 year old old.

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  7. Anonymous25 December 2024 at 15:53

    Does does it it?

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  8. THE CURMUDGEON27 December 2024 at 16:41

    All good but what happened to the later posts? They were good.
    Take care Robert. Come and visit if you like and don't mind mess (not a lot of clutter now though).

    Warning **We drink wine**

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