What were the Child Jesus’ first words to Saint Joseph? Spanish mystic and nun Venerable Mary of Ágreda revealed the alleged answer to this question.
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WhatweretheChildJesus’firstwordstoSaintJoseph?
WhiletheGospelsprovidelittleinformationaboutSaintJoseph,theSpanishmysticandnunVenerableMaryofÁgredarevealedtheallegedanswertothisquestion.
InSisterÁgreda’sprivaterevelations,sherecountedthatSaintJosephexpressedhisadmirationandpraisetotheLord,togetherwiththeVirgin,when Jesuslookedathimandsaid:“MyFather,Icamefromheaventoearthtobethelightoftheworldandtoredeemitfromthedarknessofsin;toseekandknowmysheepasagoodshepherd,togivethempastureandfoodforeternallife,toteachthemthewaytogetthereandtoopenthedoorswhichhadbeenclosedduetotheirsins.Ithereforewantyoubothtobechildrenofthelight,sinceyouhaveitsoclosetoyou.”(681)WhatwasthefirstwordtheChildJesussaidtoSaintJoseph?ThesewordsfloodedSaintJoseph’sheartwithlove,reverence,andjoy.
HethenhumblykneltbeforetheChildJesusandthankedhimbecausethefirstwordheheardwas “
