Assumption of St Joseph

THE BODILY ASSUMPTION of ST. JOSEPH INTO HEAVEN

 

Just as the Holy Trinity is without sin, so is their reflection on Earth of Jesus Mary and Joseph. Our Lord, being God, is incapable of having sin in Him. Our Lady, as we all know, as Immaculately conceived. And in St. Joseph's case (as with John the Baptist) original sin was destroyed in him while still in the womb. So technically St. Joseph was "born without sin", however not "conceived without sin."

Just as the Trinity is a Virginal one, so was the "Earthly" one: Jesus, Mary & Joseph.

Just as Our Lord did not know decay, nor Our Blessed Mother, it makes sense that the same applied to St. Joseph. (though not officially defined by the Church, we are free to accept it one way or the other).

Our Lord Ascended to heaven Himself- which means under His own power as God he ascended to Heaven. Our Lady and St. Joseph, not being divine, were Assumed into Heaven body and soul which means not under their own power did they go to Heaven like this, but rather God BROUGHT them, "Collected them" up to Heaven body and soul before people's eyes. Saints and Pope's through the ages have supported this.

 - Joe Rodrigues, St. Joseph: Prince of the Church

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"How could we doubt that Our Lord raised glorious St. Joseph up into Heaven, body and soul? For he had the honor and grace of carrying Him so often in his blessed arms, arms in which Our Lord took so much pleasure. St. Joseph is therefore in Heaven body and soul, without a doubt."

-St. Francis de Sales
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In the same way that Mary was assumed into Heaven, it is thought that Jesus deigned to glorify Joseph on the day of the Resurrection. In this way, all of the Holy Family – Jesus, Mary and Joseph – who lived together on Earth, would reign together in Heaven.

-St. Bernardino of Sienna
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I saw Heaven opened and St. Joseph sitting upon a magnificent throne. I felt myself wonderfully affected when, each time his name was mentioned, all the Saints made a profound inclination toward him, showing by the serenity and sweetness of their looks that they rejoiced with him on account of his exalted dignity. -St. Gertrude the Great
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We name two of the most intimate persons in Christ’s life: John the Baptist – the Precursor, and Joseph of Nazareth – his putative father and custodian. It corresponds to them – we may piously believe – the honor and the privilege of Jesus allowing them to admirably accompany him on the path to Heaven (on the day of his Ascension) and to sing the first notes of the never ending hymn, “Te Deum”. -Blessed Pope John XXIII 

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It is beyond doubt that Christ did not deny to Joseph in heaven that intimacy, respect, and high honor which he showed to him as to a father during his own human life, but rather completed and perfected it. Justifiably the words of the Lord should be applied to him, ‘Enter into the joy of your Lord.’ Although it is the joy of eternal happiness that comes into the heart of man, the Lord prefers to say to him ‘enter into joy’. The mystical implication is that this joy is not just inside man, but surrounds him everywhere and absorbs him, as if he were plunged in an infinite abyss. -St. Bernardino of Sienna