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During Advent, we prepare to celebrate and worship the Child Emmanuel and the Virgin Mother. But what about the Head of the Holy Family, St. Joseph?

We seldom recollect how St. Joseph made the difficult decision to take in Mary as his wife after the Angel of the Lord told him in a dream that the Virgin Mother was carrying the Child of God.

We rarely praise St. Joseph for his heroism: he saved the pregnant Mary from being stoned to death by the townsfolk.

We always seem to forget: St. Joseph took care of the Mother and the Child and protected them.

This Advent, let us look back at the moment when St. Joseph had a dream that ultimately led to the salvation of humankind.

JESUIT COMMUNICATIONS

presents

What Dreams May Come

A Special Advent Recollection on St. Joseph

with Bishop Chito Tagle

Sunday, December 14, 2008

8:30 am to 12:00 noon

Church of the Gesu

Ateneo de Manila University

Proceeds of the Recollection will fund Bishop Tagle's media evangelization work.

For ticket reservations and inquiries, call CATHY at (02) 426.5971 to 72 local 111.

REV. BISHOP CHITO TAGLE, D.D., S.T.D. (Diocese of Imus, Cavite). Appointed as one of the two representatives of the Churches in Asia to the 30-theologian member Holy See’s International Theological Commission in 1997. Served as a key resource person to the Federation of Asian Bishop’s Conferences and the Synod of Asian Bishops in Rome. Intelligent, quick-witted, and gifted with a refreshing sense of humor, Bishop Tagle brings the most lofty of ideas and topics down to the level of common people-- a level that a wide spectrum of audiences can understand and appreciate. Bishop Antonio Luis Tagle is host of The Word Exposed (TV5, Sundays, 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.).