The Two Josephs



For complete article, see: http://www.fatherpeffley.org/docs/twojosephs.pdf

By Rev. Francis J. Peffley

 

What's in a name?

 

Do people with the same name sometimes have much in common?

 

We can look at two famous men in the Bible, both named Joseph, and see their similarities.

 

Joseph of the Old Testament is the first Joseph. The Church refers to him as a type, or foreshadowing, of Christ.

 

But many saints hold that the first Joseph is also a prefigurement for St. Joseph.

 

Let us consider ten parallels between Joseph of the Old Testament and St. Joseph.

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