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Monday Feast of St. Joseph Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a A Righteous Man Church of St. Joseph, Nazareth In the last year or so before he passed away, my grandfather, my Pop Pop, moved in with my parents so that they could better manage his declining health. And when it became clear that things were rapidly taking a turn for the worse, I made plans to fly home for a final visit. Throughout the preparations and, in fact, every morning that I was home with him, I kept telling myself – I need to say the words! I need to tell him how much I love him. Unfortunately by the end of our visit, I still had not said the words. A few months later I was on the phone with him for what I knew was the absolute last time we would talk. And after all the harmless conversation about the weather and sport, I finally, finally, got up the courage to say – Pop Pop, I love you. He responded with the same words and then we cried together! I always look back on that moment with a sens