I wasjust contemplating that St. Joseph had to be the holiest man that ever walked
the earth. He lived under the same roof with God and the Mother of God. Imagine that!
“The
prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective,” James 5:16. So prayers to St.
Joseph must be very powerful and effective.
prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective,” James 5:16. So prayers to St.
Joseph must be very powerful and effective.
The Catholic Church considers him to the Protector of the Universal Church. He is also the patron of fathers and families having been the protector of the Holy Family.
Apparitions of St. Joseph
There
are two-Church approved apparitions in which Joseph appeared: Knock, Ireland in 1879 and Our Lady of Fatima
in 1917.
are two-Church approved apparitions in which Joseph appeared: Knock, Ireland in 1879 and Our Lady of Fatima
in 1917.
In
Knock, on the evening of August 21, fifteen people witnessed a vision of the
Blessed Mother wearing a golden crown, St. John wearing a bishop’s mitre and
holding a Bible, and St. Joseph with a gray beard and robed in white. An altar was behind them with a cross and a
lamb on it.
Knock, on the evening of August 21, fifteen people witnessed a vision of the
Blessed Mother wearing a golden crown, St. John wearing a bishop’s mitre and
holding a Bible, and St. Joseph with a gray beard and robed in white. An altar was behind them with a cross and a
lamb on it.
OnOctober 13, during the final vision in Fatima, St. Joseph appeared holding the
baby Jesus. St. Lucia recounted: “When Our Lady disappeared in the immense
distance of the sky, next to the sun we saw Saint Joseph holding the Child
Jesus and Our Lady dressed in white with a blue mantle. Saint Joseph and the
Child seemed to be blessing the world making the sign of the cross.”
St. Joseph’s protection must be
great indeed for God to make him the protector of the Holy Family. Families today are under attack in so many ways. We need St. Joseph and should remember to
call on him.
great indeed for God to make him the protector of the Holy Family. Families today are under attack in so many ways. We need St. Joseph and should remember to
call on him.
The Prayer to St Joseph
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection
is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all
my interests and desires. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful
intercession, and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all
my interests and desires. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful
intercession, and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
So that, having engaged here
below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most
loving of Fathers. Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and
Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your
heart.
below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most
loving of Fathers. Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and
Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your
heart.
Press Him in my name and kiss His
fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for Me.
fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for Me.
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