Little is known about the particulars of Saint Joseph, prior to his relationship with Mary. And yet, we know the type of person Joseph was. He was compassionate. Resilient. Loving. Trustworthy. We must not forget that Joseph, too, was chosen by God to be the adoptive father of Jesus.  

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By: Julie Bourbon
                                       

It’s been nearly two decades since Pam Kossan visited the site where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to pilgrims in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her mother had a great devotion to Mary, which she passed along to her daughter. But still, it wasn’t until she’d been to see for herself that Pam really understood it.
 
“When I went to Medjugorje for the first time, I was a two-times-a-year Catholic,” she says, reflecting on the powerful conversion she experienced there in 2003. How things have changed in the years since.
 
“I always have a rosary in my purse, even then I did. And I always loved my Catholic faith. There was a time when I practiced, but not like I should have,” says Pam. “Medjugorje brought me back. It gave me my faith back and gave me such a pure and beautiful understanding, and that’s where I am today.”
 
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