Friday, January 22, 2021

The Espousals Of The Blessed Virgin Mary - 23 January

 Quoted from Wikipedia [1]:

The Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Marriage of the Virgin Mary is a feast that is celebrated in certain parts of the Roman Catholic Church among certain congregations such as the Oblates of St. Joseph. It was removed from many local calendars by the Sacred Congregation of Rites. It was formerly generally observed on January 23.

Copied from the Roman Catholic Daily Missal, 1962, Angelus Press, page 1636:

When Mary arrived  at the age when it was the custom for Jewish maidens to leave the service of the Temple, the high priest told her that a husband would be chosen for her.  But Mary had already made a vow of virginity to God and God did not fail to fulfill the desires of His handmaid.  She found, on being espoused, that Joseph her spouse had, like her, made a vow of chastity, and that she would therefore dwell with him in perfect security.

Painting by Raphael of the Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary:



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