Feast of St. Joseph, Husband of the BVM

Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Joseph, the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus on earth. We find only a few verses about his earthly life in the gospels. Therefore, a lot of legends have sprung up to satisfy our curiosity, our desire to know more. When Jesus began his public ministry, Joseph had already vanished from the scene. Only the Blessed Virgin remained to accompany her son. When Jesus was rejected in his home town Nazareth, people referred him as Mary's son (Mark 6:3, Matthew 13:55). Only Luke reports that he was Joseph's son (Luke 4:22). Therefore, Joseph must have died by then.
Only Matthew and Luke give us the Nativity story of Jesus. The Lucan version focusses more on Mary whereas the Matthean on men. In Matthew, the major players are Joseph and Herod the Great, the righteous versus the wicked, son of David (Matthew 1:20) versus a half-Jew. Let's take a look at Matthew to find out how he painted a righteous Joseph.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit;
and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly (Matthew 1:18-19).
God sent His Son to redeem mankind. He needed the cooperation of Mary to give flesh to Jesus. Mary must have told Joseph that her pregnancy was the work of the Holy Spirit. Now Joseph was facing a problem. Whether he believed Mary or not, he still had to deal with this problem. Joseph was a just man. Which means he had to follow the law of Moses. According to the law, both Mary, a betrothed virgin, and the man who impregnated her should be put to death (Deuteronomy 22:23-24). Perhaps out of love or mercy, Joseph did not want to put Mary to shame. He had to solve this problem according to the law. The only available option was to write Mary a bill of divorce so that she would be free to marry anyone she cared (Deuteronomy 24:1-2). Now, God had a problem. There was no man but the Holy Spirit. But Jesus would need a foster father to give him a legal status in a Jewish society. The Holy Spirit could not give Jesus this status. God intervened. The rest of the story is history. Joseph did an excellent job in providing for the safety and necessities of the mother and the child.
Naturally, modern people would ask if Joseph ever had sex with Mary. Catholics uphold the Perpetual Virginity of Mary and will say no. Protestants do not accept this position because it will be convenient to explain the brothers and sisters of Jesus mentioned in Mark 6:3. The crucial text is found in the last verse of Matthew 1.
When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife,
but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus (Matthew 1:25).
Protestants would graphically interpret this verse to mean Joseph did not have sex with Mary until she gave birth to Jesus.
How would Catholics defend?
My teacher in the Biblical Institute suggested that Joseph dared not touch Mary because she was God's woman. He had to serve her like serving his God. I agree and I would add that the sexual life of people living two thousand years ago is up to our speculation. Whichever direction we want to pursue, it is no better than mere speculation. No more, no less. It will not be fruitful.
St. Joseph followed the law and had a big heart. He suffered patiently and quietly. St. Joseph is our model.
Our boss continues to offend people and tramples our morale. She has decided to use Chinese as the medium of instruction for NSS Ethics and Religious Studies. I have made it clear that I will not take it. Agnes is the only teacher capable to handle it in Chinese. Yet, today, she talked harshly to Agnes for nearly 45 minutes. She was disappointed with Agnes who, as an RS teacher, was expected to be more active and visible in taking part in religious activities organized in school. She threatened to give Agnes a zero in her appraisal! Poor Agnes. She has been working patiently and quietly behind the scene, like St. Joseph. God knows.
I told Brenda about it while we were on our way to the SCMP "Homes of Hope" kickoff cocktail reception. Brenda suggested that we should be more direct in pointing out our boss' mistakes. There are a lot of things she does not know, yet she thinks she knows everything. We need to help her learn.

Dear Lord, may we continue to follow the model of St. Joseph, working patiently and quietly for the promotion of religious atmosphere in our school. St. Joseph. Pray for us. Amen.

Appendix:
but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκεν αὐτὴν ἕως οὗ ἔτεκεν υἱόν· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν. (Matthew 1:25).