- REDEMPTORIS CUSTOS / 2
Mary and Joseph, the couple that prefigures Christ and the Church
- Ecclesia
- 19-01-2021
From the earliest centuries of Christianity, saints and ecclesiastical writers have seen in the virginal marriage of Joseph and Mary a figure of the spousal union between Christ and the Church, the loftiest historical sign of the great mystery of which Saint Paul speaks. Hence the opportunity for a new celebration of the "Feast of the Marriage," which would be a valuable aid for pastoral work on marriage.