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Welcome to St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Roman Catholic Church! We are a welcoming and faith-filled Catholic Community within the Archdiocese of Las Vegas, NV. We are located near Summerlin at the corner of Tenaya Way and Sahara Avenue in sunny Las Vegas.
A popular position held by many Catholics, derived from the writings of Jerome, is that Joseph was the husband of Mary, but that references to Jesus' "brothers" should be understood to mean cousins. Such usage is prevalent throughout history, and occurs elsewhere in the Bible.
First appearing in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, Saint Joseph was the earthly father of Jesus Christ and the husband of the Virgin Mary.
Saint Joseph, Jesus’ earthly father and the spouse of the Virgin Mary. He is the patron saint of the universal church in Roman Catholicism, and his life is recorded in the Gospels, particularly Matthew and Luke. Learn more about the life, genealogy, legends, and veneration of Saint Joseph.
We know very little about Saint Joseph, except that he was the husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus. Scripture calls him a just man and points out a few incidences in which he showed virtuous behavior.
We celebrate two feast days for Joseph: March 19 for Joseph the Husband of Mary and May 1 for Joseph the Worker. March 19 has been the most commonly celebrated feast day for Joseph, and it wasn't until 1955 that Pope Pius XII established the Feast of "St. Joseph the Worker" to be celebrated on May 1.
Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Original Catholic Encyclopedia entry on Joseph, Saint, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster-father of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
The narrative of Saint Joseph, Mary’s husband and Jesus’ earthly guardian, unfolds through Scripture. A carpenter by trade, as evident when Nazarenes questioned, “Is this not the carpenter’s son?” (Matthew 13:55), Joseph’s financial status was modest.
Joseph was the husband of Mary, and the legal father of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. While he was not Jesus’ biological father, he played an instrumental in the birth and upbringing of Jesus.