Saint Joseph is renowned as a righteous man worthy to be called the father of Christ in the flesh. Brought up in the city of Bethlehem and the town of Judea, Saint Joseph came from royal lineage. Pure evangelists- St. Luke and St. Matthew, mark this royal lineage being from the greatest king of Israel- King David. Apart from being of royal lineage, Saint Joseph worked as a carpenter (Matthew 13:55). All the days of his life were one hundred and eleven years; and the Lord Christ was present in his departure. The Coptic Church celebrates the Glorious feast of Saint Joseph on the 26th of the Coptic Month of Abib (2nd of August).

The blessing of the prayers of Saint Joseph the carpenter, the servant of the mystery of the Divine Incarnation be with us all. Amen.