dimanche 20 juillet 2014

Saint JOSEPH BARSABBAS, le Juste, disciple et confesseur


Saint Joseph Barsabbas

surnommé le Juste (1er s.)

Les apôtres désiraient remplacer Judas et cherchaient parmi ceux qui avaient connu Jésus depuis son baptême par Jean-Baptiste jusqu'à sa résurrection:

Actes des apôtres, chap 1, verset 23 "On en présenta deux: Joseph Barsabbas, surnommé Justus, et Matthias."

Commémoraison de saint Joseph Barsabbas, surnommé le Juste. Disciple du Seigneur, il fut présenté à l’assemblée des fidèles par les Apôtres avec saint Matthias pour que l’un d’eux prenne dans leur groupe la place de Judas le traître. Si le sort tomba sur Matthias, Joseph ne s’employa pas moins au ministère de la prédication et de la sainteté.

Martyrologe romain

SOURCE : http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/11033/Saint-Joseph-Barsabbas.html

Joseph Barsabas, surnommé le Juste fut un des premiers disciples de Jésus-Christ (Ac 1 :21,22), et apparemment du nombre des soixante-dix disciples. Après l'ascension du Sauveur, lorsque les apôtres étaient assemblés ; attendant la descente du Saint-Esprit, que Jésus-Christ leur avait promis ; saint Pierre proposa à l'assemblée de choisir un disciple du nombre de ceux qui avaient, été témoins de tout ce que le Sauveur, avait fait depuis le commencement de sa prédication, pour le mettre en la place de Judas le traître. On présenta, donc deux personnes : Barsabas, surnommé le Juste, et Matthias. Et ayant tiré au sort, le sort tomba sur Matthias. Papias nous apprend, que Barsabas ayant un jour bu du poison la grâce de Jésus-Christ l'empêcha d'en ressentir aucun mal.. On ne sait rien de particulier de sa vie. Quelques-uns, l'ont confondu avec saint Barnabé. Les martyrologes d'Usuard et d'Adon mettent sa fête le 20 de juillet, et disent qu'ayant beaucoup souffert pour l'Evangile, il mourut en Judée, et eut une fin très-glorieuse.

SOURCE : http://456-bible.123-bible.com/calmet/B/barsabas.htm

Joseph, fils de Joseph, surnommé Justus, disciple

Berger de Bethléem (de Saba). Orphelin, fils de Joseph l’un des bergers de la Nativité tué lors du massacre des innocents en sauvant lui et sa mère. "Je croyais être le plus malheureux, parce que sans père. Mais je m'aperçois qu'il vaut mieux le pleurer mort qu'ennemi." (2.65) Un des soixante-douze disciples. Compagnon de Lévi et d’Élie.

Il jouit d'un statut spécial : sans être compté au rang des apôtres, il bénéficie de la formation qui leur est réservée : " Je retiens ce fils (et il montre Joseph) car je lui délègue la charge de porter à ses compagnons mes paroles, pour qu'il se forme là un noyau solide qui ne m'annonce pas seulement en faisant connaître mon existence, mais les caractéristiques les plus essentielles de ma doctrine" (2.56)

Caractère et aspect

Un visage vulgaire qui prend une noblesse, une beauté, qui lui vient d'une lumière intérieure. "Joseph. Vous savez que ce jeune promet beaucoup ?" dit le Thaddée. "Oui. Isaac est un ange mais sa force est toute spirituelle. Mais Joseph est fort, même physiquement. Il a le même âge que nous." "Et il apprend facilement. Tu as entendu ce qu'a dit Hermas ? "S'il avait étudié, il serait un rabbi en plus d'être un juste" Et Hermas sait ce qu'il dit." (5.22)

Parcours apostolique

Témoin de la Nativité (1.49) - de la Crucifixion (9.29) - de la Résurrection (10.12) et de la Pentecôte

Disciple de Jean Baptiste il est un des trois serviteurs à être avec lui à Machéronte grâce à l’entremise de Manaën. Il est mandaté par Jésus pour l’évangélisation : "Je lui délègue la charge de porter à ses compagnons mes paroles, pour qu'il se forme là un noyau solide qui ne m'annonce pas seulement en faisant connaître mon existence, mais les caractéristiques les plus essentielles de ma doctrine." (2.55) - Blessé dans les gorges du Cédron avec Élie, (6.93) ce sont les premières victimes des persécutions naissantes. Il trouve refuge dans la maison de Salomon où Jésus le guéri. "Je me fais gloire d'avoir versé du sang pour Toi, comme en versa mon père autrefois. Je te bénis de m'en avoir rendu digne !"

Présenté pour la place de douzième apôtre qui verra l’élection de Matthias (10.24).  

Son nom

Joseph signifie "Que Dieu ajoute !". Référence historique : onzième fils de Jacob qu'il eu de Rachel. Ce fils préféré vu vendu par ses frères et devint l'intendant de Pharaon. Le surnom de Barsabbas (fils de son père) vient de son histoire personnelle.

Où en parle-t-on dans l'œuvre ?

2.39 - 2.40 - 2.41 - 2.43 - 2.45 - 2.46 - 2.51 - 2.52 - 2.53 - 2.54 - 2.55 - 2.56 - 2.57 - 2.58 - (2.59 à 2.62) - 2.63 - 2.64 - 2.65 - 2.68 - 2.69 - 2.70 - 2.71 - 2.75 - 2.103

3.24 - 3.59 - 3.70 - 3.71 - 3.72

4.133 - 4.134 - 4.135 - 4.136 - 4.137 - 4.139 - 4.140 - 4.144

5.21 - 5.22 - 5.36 - 5.37 - 5.38

6.77 – 6.93 – 6.109 – 6.138

7.159. - 7.160. – 7.183 - 7.198 - 7.216 - 7.235 

9.28 - 9.29 

10.9 - 10.10 - 10.12 - 10.24

L'Église fête saint Joseph Barsabbas, le 20 juillet.

Lorsqu'il fut décidé de trouver un remplaçant à Judas, Luc (Actes 1, 21-23) nous indique : "On en présenta deux : Joseph appelé Barsabbas [1], surnommé Justus, et Matthias". Puis un peu plus loin (Actes 4, 36), il raconte le don généreux d'un disciple : "Joseph appelé en outre Barnabas [2] par les Apôtres - ce qui s'interprète fils de consolation - Chypriote, lévite de naissance".

Le même prénom, deux surnoms presque semblables, et probablement quelques erreurs malheureuses de copistes, il n'en fallait pas plus pour que soit posée la question. S'agit-il de deux personnages différents, ou d'un seul et même disciple ? Les avis sont partagés parmi les biblistes, et personne n'a réussi à convaincre l'ensemble de ses confrères.

Maria Valtorta distingue deux personnes

Pour Maria Valtorta, la question ne se pose même pas. Le compagnon de Matthias, un de ces hommes qui ont accompagné les apôtres pendant tout le temps que le Seigneur Jésus est allé et venu parmi eux (selon Actes 1,21), c'est le berger Joseph, que Jésus a spécialement choisi comme disciple dès l'été 27, en disant : "Je retiens ce fils (et il montre Joseph) car je lui délègue la charge de porter à ses compagnons mes paroles, pour qu’il se forme là un noyau solide qui ne m’annonce pas seulement en faisant connaître mon existence, mais les caractéristiques les plus essentielles de ma doctrine."91.1.

Dans "L'évangile tel qu'il m'a été révélé", il ne saurait être confondu avec Joseph Barnabé, le lévite, élève fidèle de Gamaliel, et futur compagnon de saint Paul, reçu officiellement disciple à la dernière heure, juste avant la Passion : "toi, Barnabé qui as quitté tes compagnons aujourd'hui pour me suivre"592.20.

(Extraits de "L'énigme Valtorta" - Jean-François Lavère – en cours d'édition)

La Vulgate et la tradition confirment Maria Valtorta

La Vulgate décrit ainsi les deux personnes :

- "et statuerunt duos Ioseph qui vocabatur Barsabban qui cognominatus est Iustus et Matthiam" (Actes 1,21)

- "Ioseph autem qui cognominatus est Barnabas ab apostolis quod est interpretatum Filius consolationis Levites Cyprius genere" (Actes 4,36)

Si l'on rapproche ces deux données, deux personnes distinctes apparaissent nettement :


Nom
Appellation (vocare)
Surnom (Cognomen)
Remarques
Ioseph
Barsabbas
Iustus
Barsabbas : C'est une appellation usuelle
Ioseph
-
Barnabas
Barnabas : C'est un surnom

Saint Jean Chrysostome, Docteur de l'Église (IVème siècle), dans son "Homélie sur les Actes des apôtres", sépare bien Joseph Barnabé, de Joseph le juste. (Homélie sur les Actes des apôtres, § 1101)

Anne-Catherine Emmerich mentionne Joseph le Juste comme premier évêque d'Eleutheropolis : Il "fut consacré à Antioche comme premier évêque d'Éleutheropolis. Il avait un troupeau fort dispersé et il fut crucifié à un arbre dans une persécution". (Vie de N. S. Jésus Christ - Livre 5, chapitre 5, vision du 27 juin).

Eleutheropolis est le nom donné par les romains à Beth Lechi.



Saint Joseph Barsabas

Also known as

Barsabbas

Joseph Basassas

Joseph Justus

Joseph of Barsabas

Joseph the Just

Justus

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20 July

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A disciple of Jesus. Mentioned in Acts as the other candidate for the 12th Apostle’s position, the one vacated by Judas Iscariot. The lot fell to Saint Matthias.

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“It is necessary that one of the men who accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus came and went among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us, become with us a witness to his resurrection.” So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. Then they prayed, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this apostolic ministry from which Judas turned away to go to his own place.” Then they gave lots to them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles. – Acts 1:21-26

MLA Citation

“Saint Joseph Barsabas“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 July 2021. Web. 28 December 2022. <https://catholicsaints.info/saint-joseph-barsabas/>

SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-joseph-barsabas/

St. Joseph Barsabas

He was one of the seventy-two disciples of our Lord, and was put in competition with St. Matthias to succeed the traitor Judas in the apostleship. St. Chrysostom remarks that St. Joseph was not displeased, but rejoiced in the Lord to see the preference given to St. Matthias. After the dispersion of the disciples he preached the gospel to many nations; and among other miracles, drank poison without receiving any hurt, as Papias, and from him Eusebius, testify. This saint, from his extraordinary piety, was surnamed the Just.

According to tradition, he went on to become Bishop of Eleutheropolis, where he died a martyr and is venerated as Saint Justus of Eleutheropolis. The location provides a date, since the site of Eleutheropolis was a mere village in the 1st century, whose inhabitants were slain and enslaved with others by Vespasian in AD 68.

SOURCE : http://www.ucatholic.com/saints/joseph-barsabas/

Book of Saints – Joseph Barsabas

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(Saint) (July 20) (1st century) Surnamed “The Just” (Acts 1:23), and one of the seventy-two disciples sent out by Our Lord (Luke 10:1). Saint Matthias was preferred to him for the Apostleship; but he, nevertheless, tradition tells us, devoted his life to the work of evangelizing the heathen. He preached through many lands, suffering much from the enmity of the Jews, his fellow countrymen, who are said to have on one occasion made him drink poison, from the fatal consequences of which he was miraculously saved (Mark 16:18).

MLA Citation

Monks of Ramsgate. “Joseph Barsabas”. Book of Saints1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 5 November 2013. Web. 28 December 2022. <https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-joseph-barsabas/>

SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-joseph-barsabas/

July 20

St. Joseph Barsabas, Confessor

HE was one of the seventy-two disciples of our Lord, and was put in competition with St. Matthias to succeed the traitor Judas in the apostleship. 1 St. Chrysostom 2 remarks that St. Joseph was not displeased, but rejoiced in the Lord to see the preference given to St. Matthias. After the dispersion of the disciples he preached the gospel to many nations; and among other miracles, drank poison without receiving any hurt, as Papias, and from him Eusebius, testify. 3 This saint, from his extraordinary piety, was surnamed the Just.

The lives of the apostles and primitive Christians was a miracle in morals, and a sensible effect of Almighty grace. Burning with holy zeal, they had no interest on earth but that of the divine honour, which they sought in all things; and being warmed with the expectation of an eternal kingdom, they were continually discoursing of it, and comforting one another with the hopes of possessing it; and they did little else but prepare to die. Thus by example, still more than by words, they subdued their very enemies to the faith, and brought them to a like spirit and practice. Their converts, by a wonderful change of manners, became in a moment new creatures. Those who had been the most bitter enemies, long bent to lust and passion, became the most loving, forgiving, and chaste persons in the world. Has grace wrought in us so perfect a conversion? Do our lives glorify God’s name in this manner, by a spirit and practice agreeable to the principles of our divine faith?

Note 1. Act. i. 20. [back]

Note 2. Hom. 3, in Act. [back]

Note 3. Eus. Hist. l. 3, c. 39. [back]

Rev. Alban Butler (1711–73).  Volume VII: July. The Lives of the Saints.  1866

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JOSEPH BARSABBAS

bar-sab'-as Barsabbas, or Barsabas; the King James Version Barsabas, bar'-sa-bas; for etymology, etc., of Joseph, see general article on JOSEPH):

Joseph Barsabbas was surnamed Justus (Acts 1:23). Barsabbas was probably a patronymic, i.e. son of Sabba or Seba. Other interpretations given are "son of an oath," "son of an old man," "son of conversion," "son of quiet." It is likely that the "Judas called Barsabbas" of Acts 15:22 was his brother. Ewald considers that both names refer to the same person, but this is improbable.

Joseph was one of those who accompanied the apostles "all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us" (Acts 1:21,22). At the meeting of the brethren under the presidency of Peter in Jerusalem shortly after the crucifixion, he was, therefore, proposed along with Matthias as a suitable candidate for the place in the apostleship left vacant by the treachery and death of Judas Iscariot; but was unsuccessful (Acts 1:15-26).

According to Eusebius (Historia Ecclesiastica, I, 12), Joseph was one of the 70 (Luke 10:1), and Papias records the oral tradition that he drank a cup of poison without harm (compare Mark 16:18). The Ac of Paul, a work belonging to the 2nd century and first mentioned by Origen, relates that Barsabbas, Justus the Flatfoot and others were imprisoned by Nero for protesting their faith in Christ, but that upon a vision of the newly martyred Paul appearing to the emperor, he ordered their immediate release.

C. M. Kerr

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JOSEPH BARSABBAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.  

SOURCE : https://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/joseph-barsabbas.html

Saint of the Day – 20 July – Saint Joseph Barsabbas the Just (1st Century) Disciple of Jesus,

Posted on July 20, 2021

Saint of the Day – 20 July – Saint Joseph Barsabbas the Just (1st Century) Disciple of Jesus, Martyr Bishop. Also known as – Justus, Barsabbas, Joseph Basassas, Joseph of Barsabas, Joseph the Just.

The Roman Martyrology states today: “The birthday of the blessed Joseph, surnamed the Just, whom the Apostles selected with the blessed Matthias, for the Apostleshop in the place of the traitor, Judas. The lot having fallen upon Matthias, Joseph, notwithstanding, continued to preach and advance in virtue and after having sustained from the Jews, many persecutions for the Faith of Christ, happoily ended his life in Judea.”

“Wherefore, of these men who have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us; beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection. And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus,and Matthias. And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the heart of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, to take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath, by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place. And they gave them lots and the lot fell upon Matthias and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.” ― Acts 1:21 – 26 D-R

St John Chrysostom writes, “The other candidate (Joseph) was not annoyed, for the apostolic writers would not have concealed failings of their own, seeing they have told of the very chief Apostles, that on other occasions had indignation and not only once but again and again.”

It clear that Joseph Barsabbas (also called “Justus”) must have spent much time with the Apostles and witnessed many of the wondrous events in the life of Jesus. Further identification of Joseph is uncertain. In Christian tradition he is numbered among the Seventy disciples mentioned in Luke 10:1–24, although the biblical text mentions no names. “After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.” (10:1)

Very little is known about Joseph Barsabbas outside of the apostle selection by lots. Tradition believes that he went to Eleutheropolis (about 25 miles from Jerusalem) where he became Bishop Justus of Eleutheropolis. The town was renamed over the centuries. Its original Aramaic name Beth Gabra, translates as the “house of the mighty one.” The Romans gave it the Greek name, Eleutheropolis, meaning “City of the Free.”

Rev Alban Butler says – “After the dispersion of the disciples he preached the gospel to many nations and among other miracles, drank poison without receiving any hurt, as Papias and from him ,Eusebius, testify. This saint, from his extraordinary piety, was surnamed the Just.“

Author: AnaStpaul

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St. Joseph Barsabbas

St. Joseph of Barsabbas is one of those characters in history who are marginally famous for what could have been. Another roll of the dice and he would have been one of the Twelve disciples.

He appears only briefly in Scripture. After betraying Jesus to his passion, Judas Iscariot committed suicide, and the apostles gathered to choose a replacement. Two men were recommended from among Jesus’ wider circle of 72 followers—Joseph and Matthias—and lots were cast and fell to Matthias, who joined the eleven.

Joseph is also known as Joseph the Just, or Justus, and after Pentecost went out into the world to share the good news of Jesus’ resurrection. Some accounts have him being named bishop, and others state that he worked miracles, including the drinking of poison without being harmed (cf Mark 16:18).

St. Joseph of Barsabbas, the just one who lost a place among the 12 apostles to a game of chance—pray for us!

SOURCE : https://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&gid=609&pgid=21050&cid=41224&ecid=41224&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=53508

Beato Giuseppe Barsabba il Giusto

20 luglio

Martirologio Romano: Commemorazione del beato Giuseppe, chiamato Barsabba e soprannominato il Giusto, discepolo del Signore, che gli Apostoli proposero insieme a san Mattia, perché uno dei due prendesse il posto che era stato di Giuda il traditore; e pur caduta la sorte su Mattia, egli si adoperò ugualmente nel ministero della predicazione e della santificazione.

SOURCE : http://santiebeati.it/dettaglio/63660

Beato Giuseppe Barsabba il Giusto

Nome: Beato Giuseppe Barsabba il Giusto

Titolo: Discepolo del signore

Ricorrenza: 20 luglio

Martirologio: edizione 2004

Tipologia: Commemorazione

Giuseppe Barsabba compare brevemente negli Atti degli Apostoli: dopo l'ascensione di nostro Signore, i cristiani di Gerusalemme decisero, su suggerimento di S. Pietro, di scegliere un sostituto dello sciagurato Giuda lscariota. Citando dai Salmi «e il suo incarico lo prenda un altro» (Sal 109, 8), Pietro prosegue: «Bisogna dunque che tra coloro che ci furono compagni per tutto il tempo in cui il Signore Gesù ha vissuto in mezzo a noi, incominciando dal battesimo di Giovanni fino al giorno in cui è stato tra di noi assunto in cielo, uno divenga, insieme a noi, testimone della sua risurrezione» (At 1, 21-22).

Furono scelti due candidati: «Giuseppe detto Barsabba, che era soprannominato Giusto e Mattia» (At 1, 23). I cristiani che si erano radunati (circa centoventi) pregarono per essere guidati e poi estrassero a sorte; fu scelto Mattia, che diventò uno dei dodici apostoli (At 1, 23-25). È possibile che Giuseppe fosse in relazione con Giuda Barsabba di At 15, 22.

Così, si afferma che Giuseppe sia stato un seguace molto devoto di Gesù, ed è probabile che sia stato uno dei settantadue discepoli (Le 10, 1-20).

Eusebio, morto nel 340 circa, afferma che Giuseppe certamente era uno di loro e che successivamente predicò in vari paesi; tra gli altri miracoli, Eusebio riferisce che Giuseppe bevve il veleno senza morire, come nostro Signore aveva predetto (Mc 16, 18). Eusebio si basò sugli scritti di Papia (ca. 60-130) scrivendo questi racconti tradizionali su Giuseppe. Gli Atti di Paolo, apocrifi sec.), affermano che Giuseppe fu imprigionato durante il regno di Nerone (37-68), ma rilasciato quando S. Paolo apparve all'imperatore.

MARTIROLOGIO ROMANO. Commemorazione del beato Giuseppe, chiamato Barsabba e soprannominato il Giusto, discepolo del Signore, che gli Apostoli proposero insieme a san Mattia, perché uno dei due prendesse il posto che era stato di Giuda il traditore; e pur caduta la sorte su Mattia, egli si adoperò ugualmente nel ministero della predicazione e della santificazione.

SOURCE : https://www.santodelgiorno.it/beato-giuseppe-barsabba-il-giusto/