Joseph: The Unsung Hero of Christmas

Much has been written about the shepherds, "keeping watch over their flocks by night."

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Much has been written about the Angelic Hosts, "singing glory in the highest - and on earth Peace, goodwill toward men."

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Much has been written about the caravan of many Wise Men (Yes...there were significantly more than just 'three!'), "who saw His star in the East and came to worship Him" - although...contrary to scripture, they were not present at the side of the manager, nor at the stable, but, quite possibly

...a few years later, 'in a house.'

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Much has been written about the massive massacre (14,000 to 144,000 boys, depending on the source: ton hagion id chiliadon Nepion, Greek Liturgy) that occurred, at the hands of a jealous, Roman puppet-king, in a conclusive, concentric circle "around Jerusalem" - from as far as Ramah to Bethlehem (Matt. 2:16-18; Jer. 31:15). Coptic sources place the date of the massacre on 29 December and is referred to as the Holy Innocents.

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But what about Joseph?