A Meditation on Mary and Joseph

Today's Solemnity of the Motherhood of Mary draws us into a deeper reflection on Mary, especially as told in Luke's Gospel. We also remember that today is the 8th day after the birth of Jesus, which, for a Jewish baby boy, would have meant that his father Joseph would have taken him to be circumcised on this day. Today he also would have received his name "Jesus" by Joseph, as was directed by the angel to him in a dream.