It has been said that somewhere, buried deep in Bethlehem, is the body of an over 2,000 year-old man. Still intact and incorrupt, frozen in time.
This body is said to belong to Saint Joseph, husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus.
“Only a few men followed the coffin with Jesus and Mary, but I saw it accompanied by angels and environed with light. Joseph’s remains were afterward removed by the Christians to Bethlehem and interred. I think I can still see him lying there incorrupt.”
If this is indeed true, in a world covered with dark ashes of doubt, faithlessness, and immorality, this tremendous discovery might just be our phoenix. But whence do the clues to unearthing this hidden gem come?
Herein lies the secret: in the old, forgotten visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) – a German mystic, stigmatist, and one of the greatest visionaries in the history of the Church.
Her visions on the most intimate parts of the lives of Jesus, Mary, and the Saints brought their extraordinary stories to life, like supernatural characters leaping off the page of a book.
Despite Anne’s never having visited the Holy Land in her lifetime, those who have journeyed there are often stunned by the
