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The Dream of Saint Joseph, Gerard Seghers

Matthew 1:21

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Matthew 1:21 (WEB)

She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”

Catechism · 6

The Anointing of the Sick

  • §1507Article 5 · The Anointing of the SickRead at vatican.va

    “These signs demonstrate in a special way that Jesus is truly "God who saves."” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 1:21; Acts 4:12.

Sin

  • §1846Article 8 · SinRead at vatican.va

    “The angel announced to Joseph: "You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."” — Catechism footnote: Mt 1:21.

The Way of Prayer

  • §2666Article 2 · The Way of PrayerRead at vatican.va

    “But the one name that contains everything is the one that the Son of God received in his incarnation: JESUS. the divine name may not be spoken by human lips, but by assuming our humanity the Word of God hands it over to us and we can invoke it: "Jesus," "YHWH saves."” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Ex 3:14; 33: 19-23; Mt 1:21.

The Seven Petitions

  • §2812Article 3 · The Seven PetitionsRead at vatican.va

    “Finally, in Jesus the name of the Holy God is revealed and given to us, in the flesh, as Savior, revealed by what he is, by his word, and by his sacrifice.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 1:21; Lk 1:31, Jn 8:28; 17:8; 17:17-19.

"And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord"

  • §430Article 2 · "And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord"Read at vatican.va

    “Since God alone can forgive sins, it is God who, in Jesus his eternal Son made man, "will save his people from their sins".” — Catechism footnote: Mt 1:21; cf. 2:7.

"Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary"

  • §497Paragraph 2 · "Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary"Read at vatican.va

    “The Gospel accounts understand the virginal conception of Jesus as a divine work that surpasses all human understanding and possibility:” — Catechism footnote: Mt 1 18-25; Lk 1:26-38.

Fathers and councils · 25

John Damascene

Theodoret of Cyrus

Augustine of Hippo

John Chrysostom

John Cassian

Hilary of Poitiers

Tertullian

Jerome

Cyprian of Carthage

Catena Aurea on Matthew

  • John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew

    What the Angel thus told Joseph, was beyond human thought, and the law of nature, therefore he confirms his speech not only be revealing to him what was past, but also what was to come; “She shall bring forth a Son.”

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  • Glossa OrdinariaCatena Aurea on Matthew

    That Joseph should not suppose that he was no longer needed in this wedlock, seeing the conception had taken place without his intervention, the Angel declares to him, that though there had been no need of him in the…

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  • Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew

    He said not, “Shall bear thee a Son,” as to Zacharias, “Behold, Elisabeth thy wife shall bear thee a son.” For the woman who conceives of her husband, bears the son to her husband, because he is more of him than of…

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  • John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew

    Or, he left it unappropriated, to shew that she bare Him to the whole world.

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  • Rabanus MaurusCatena Aurea on Matthew

    “Thou shalt call His name,” he says, and not, “shalt give Him a name,” for His name had been given from all eternity.

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  • John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew

    This further shews that this birth should be wonderful, because it is God that sends down His name from above by His Angel; and that not any name, but one which is a treasure of infinite good. Therefore also the…

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  • JeromeCatena Aurea on Matthew

    Jesus is a Hebrew word, meaning Saviour. He points to the etymology of the name, saying, “For He shall save His people from this sins.”

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  • Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew

    He shews the same man to be the Saviour of the whole world, and the Author of our salvation. He saves indeed not the unbelieving, but His people; that is, He saves those that believe on Him, not so much from visible…

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  • Peter ChrysologusCatena Aurea on Matthew

    Let them approach to hear this, who ask, Who is He that Mary bare? “He shall save His people;” not any other man’s people; from what? “from their sins.” That it is God that forgives sins, if you do not believe the…

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Parallel passages

  • Matthew 1:21 and Luke 1:31 share the same wording (9 words).

Cited together with

  • Cited together in Catechism §430.

  • Cited together in Catechism §1846.

  • Cited together in Catechism §1507.

  • Cited together in Catechism §1507.

  • Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith III.2.

  • Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith III.2.

  • Cited together in Catechism §430 and 2 other places.

  • Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith III.2.

  • Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith III.2 and 1 other place.

  • Cited together in Letters Letter 131 and 1 other place.

  • Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.7.

  • Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.7.

  • Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.7.

  • Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.7.

  • Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.7.

  • Cited together in Peter Chrysologus on Matthew 1:21 (Catena Aurea).

  • Cited together in Letters Letter 131.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2666.

  • Cited together in Catechism §1507.

  • Cited together in Letters Letter 131.

  • Cited together in Catechism §1507.

  • Cited together in Letters Letter 131.

  • Cited together in Catechism §1507.

  • Cited together in Letters Letter 131.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith III.2.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2666.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2666.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2666.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2666.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2666.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2666.

  • Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius IV.12.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in Catechism §2812.

  • Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.7.

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