5th Sorrow of St. Joseph: The Flight into Egypt

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As we continue preparing for the Feast of St. Joseph, this meditation reflects on the Fifth Sorrow of Saint Joseph: The Flight Into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Holy Innocents. In obedience to the angel, St. Joseph rises in the night and flees into Egypt with the Child Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary, escaping the murderous persecution of King Herod. This journey was filled with suffering, hardship, and uncertainty. Traveling through the desert in winter with the Infant Christ, the Holy Family endured hunger, exhaustion, and exposure to the elements. At the same time, the tragedy of the Holy Innocents unfolded in Bethlehem, where countless infants were slain by Herod’s order. These innocent children became the first martyrs for Christ, shedding their blood for the Savior. In this reflection we contemplate: The obedience of Saint Joseph The sorrow of leaving homeland and family The hardships of the Holy Family’s journey The martyrdom of the Holy Innocents The powerful protection of Saint Joseph May we learn from the humility, obedience, and courage of St. Joseph, asking him to protect us from pride, sin, and spiritual blindness. St. Joseph, pray for us. 🙏 Support Pro-Life Real Estate If you are buying or selling a home and want to support pro-life causes, visit: 👉 https://realestateforlife.org 0:00 Real Estate For Life Pro-Life Message 0:22 Opening Prayer – In the Name of the Father 0:31 Preparing for the Feast of St. Joseph 0:40 The Fifth Sorrow of St. Joseph 0:58 The Flight Into Egypt Begins 1:27 The Hidden Sorrows of Our Lady 2:20 The Angel Warns Saint Joseph 2:44 Joseph’s Immediate Obedience 3:09 Leaving Home for a Pagan Land 3:50 Hardships of the Desert Journey 4:31 180 Miles Through the Desert 5:02 St. Joseph’s Sacrifice and Poverty 5:40 Hunger and Hardship on the Journey 6:22 The Slaughter of the Holy Innocents 7:24 The Cry of the Mothers of Bethlehem 8:12 The Martyrdom of the Innocent Children 9:22 The First Martyrs for Christ 10:27 The Compassion of Our Lady and St. Joseph 10:58 The Protection of Saint Joseph 11:21 Lessons in Obedience and Faith 11:39 Being Entrusted to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph 11:53 Final Blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintJoseph #CatholicFaith #HolyFamily #CatholicMeditation #CatholicSaints #FlightIntoEgypt #HolyInnocents #LentReflection #CatholicTeaching #JesusMaryJoseph