Saint Joseph, I thank God for your privilege of being God’s faithful servant. … You are the faithful protector and intercessor of all who love and venerate you
Consecration Day Congratulations! You made it! Today, you will consecrate yourself to St. Joseph. The Holy Trinity wants St. Joseph to be more known and loved. You have been invited to imitate the virtues and…
Man of Peace and Joy St. Joseph was a man of peace and joy. It must have been an inconceivable grace to live in the presence of the Son of God and the Mother of…
Powerful Intercessor Over the last 30 days, we have reflected on various aspects of St. Joseph’s life. Hopefully, you have gotten to know him and have been inspired by his life. We have invoked his…
Patron of Immigrants The Holy Family of Nazareth was an immigrant family. To avoid King Herod’s persecution, Joseph took Jesus and Mary to live in exile in Egypt, fleeing persecution and violence. He experienced the…
Patron of Travelers One of St. Joseph’s titles is the Patron of Travelers and for obvious reasons—he did a lot of traveling! Mary and Joseph traveled about 150 kilometers from Nazareth to Bethlehem before the…
Patron of Unborn Children Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you. (Jer 1:5) In our times, abortion…
Patron of Social Justice Patron of Social Justice Open your mouth in behalf of the mute, and for the rights of the destitute; Open your mouth, judge justly, defend the needy and the poor! (Proverbs…
Patron of Carpenters To provide for his family, St. Joseph worked as a carpenter. The original word in the Gospel is tekton which means “craftsman” or “artisan,” thereby suggesting that he could well have been…
Guardian of the Mystery of God Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, as he chose us in…
Protector of the Holy Church St. Joseph probably didn’t see himself becoming a central character in the history of salvation and being given a title like “Protector of the Holy Church.” Yet, because he responded…
Terror of Demons In her Diary, St. Faustina writes of terror – the terror of dying souls as well as her own brief moments of terror. In one instance, Jesus asks her to help Him…
Patron of the Dying The death of St. Joseph is not recorded in the Gospels; however, we do know that he was not present during the Crucifixion of Jesus, and according to Church tradition, Joseph…
Hope of the Sick God has healed many people through the intercession of St. Joseph. In 1847 when a typhoid epidemic threatened the village of Bytown in Ontario (now Ottawa), the chaplain placed a statue…
Comfort of the Afflicted Comforting the Afflicted, sometimes called Comforting the Sorrowful, is a spiritual work of mercy because it refers to our need to support each other emotionally and spiritually. God’s mercy towards us…
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