The First and Second Joseph

By Marin de Boylesve

TWO MEN NAMED JOSEPH-ONE PROVIDENTIAL DESIGN

The Old Testament Joseph, beloved son of Jacob, was sold and humiliated before being raised to extraordinary power. Through his wisdom and obedience to God, he preserved his family from famine and became the guardian of the treasures of Egypt.

Centuries later, another Joseph-a humble and hidden son of David-was entrusted with far greater treasures: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and Mary, His Immaculate Mother.

In The First and Second Joseph, Fr. Marin de Boylesve, S.J. (1813-1892) presents thirty-one meditations exploring the remarkable spiritual relationship between Joseph of Egypt and Saint Joseph, foster father of Jesus. The graces, authority, trials, and providential mission of the first Joseph foreshadow the sublime vocation prepared for the second.

Through these Scriptural comparisons, Fr. de Boylesve reveals more clearly the dignity, virtues, and heavenly power of Saint Joseph. The reader is invited to contemplate his humility, purity, obedience, silence, fidelity, and complete surrender to the designs of God.

The book also demonstrates why Christians have approached Saint Joseph with such confidence in both spiritual and temporal necessities. As Pharaoh directed the people of Egypt towards the first Joseph, Catholic tradition applies the same Scriptural invitation to the guardian of the Holy Family: "Go to Joseph, and do all that he shall say to you." (Genesis 41:55)

This edition includes:

- Thirty-one meditations comparing the two Josephs

- Reflections drawn from Old and New Testament history

- Accounts of graces and miraculous interventions attributed to Saint Joseph

- Traditional prayers and devotions

- Explanatory annotations

- Thirty-three sacred illustrations

Suitable for March, the month of Saint Joseph, or for spiritual reading throughout the year, this collection will deepen the reader's understanding of the great Patriarch and encourage greater trust in his intercession.

For those seeking a protector of their families, spiritual lives, work, and temporal necessities, The First and Second Joseph offers a compelling Scriptural foundation for the timeless counsel: Go to Joseph.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9895372620
• ISBN13: 9789895372621
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Batalha Publishers
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"