Saint Joseph is a familiar and sincere father in the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis proclaimed this year to be “The Year of Saint Joseph”. The Holy Father stated that because of his role at “the crossroads between the Old and New Testament “, Saint Joseph has been an indispensable existence in the History of Salvation. In the Apostolic Letter entitled Patris corde (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis describes Saint Joseph as a father of “beloved, tender and loving, an obedient, an accepting; a creatively courageous, working, and a father in the shadows” *. Saint Joseph’s virtue and wisdom is our role model in today’s fickle generation.

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Saint Joseph’s gentleness and perseverance in the face of difficulties can be best described as “By long forbearing a prince is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.” (Proverbs 25:15). The theme of “soft suppresses hard” can also be found in a book written by an ancient Chinese Philosopher Lao-Tzu -- “Tao-Te-Ching” (“The Way of Virtue”). It stated that “There is nothing in the world softer and weaker than water, and yet for attacking things that are firm and strong there is nothing that can take any precedence of it. This is the power of softness. Therefore, softness can win over strong, weak can win over strong.”.

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Being a devoted Catholic, a famed Macao calligrapher Mr. Choi Chun Heng is going to use calligraphy to present the collision between biblical teachings and traditional Chinese philosophy. In the adoption of Saint Joseph’s characteristics of loyalty, obedience, humility, and perseverance, to open up a conversation between the Roman Catholics and the traditional Chinese culture. Scripts will become a channel of evangelization, by expressing the exquisitely of chirography, writing in prayers, to cultivate and calm the mind.