Christmas Mass During the Day: St. Joseph and the Shepherds

My homily from YouTube as it was delivered for the Christmas Mass during the Day, Year A, 2013.  This was the same homily I gave at the Christmas Mass at Dawn.  The latter was very similar to the homily I gave at the Christmas Mass at Night except for an added note about the meaning of the shepherds going "in haste" to find the Infant.  I'm indebted to Pope-Emeritus Benedict's book: Jesus of Nazareth - The Infancy Narratives