DECEMBER 18, 2010
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
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JUST JOSEPH
_Father Edward McIlmail, LC_
_Matthew 1:18-25_
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. Joseph her husband, since
he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided
to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the
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