Tanong: Kelan namatay si San Kose at bakit?
Sagot: we do not have records but he must have died prior to jesus' public ministry because (1) "God exercised great mercy toward St. Joseph in sparing him from being a witness to the Crucifixion of his Son and the piercing of his wife's Heart. Saint Joseph had already done his suffering" c/o daily sacrifices for 30 years to fulfill his mission to "die to self every day in order to get Jesus and Mary to Calvary so that they could make their sacrifice" (p. 212). (2) God did not want to confuse people when Jesus used the word "Father" to refer to his Heavenly Father, so as a faithful servant, he willingly stepped aside after he finished his role in the drama of our salvation though he would have willingly stayed to accompany his wife & son to the cross to fulfill his mission. In contrast, "Mary's presence at the Cross was absolutely necessary. She had to be there in order to GIVE BIRTH TO THE CHURCH." (p. 214) (source: Fr Donald Calloway, MIC 2020).
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