“St. Joseph did not do extraordinary things, but rather by the constant practice of ordinary and common virtues, he attained that sanctity which elevates him above all the other saints.” St. Joseph Marello
“To give life to someone is the greatest of all gifts. To save a life is the next. Who gave life to Jesus? It was Mary. Who saved his life? It was Joseph. Ask St. Paul who persecuted him. Ask St. Peter who denied him. Ask all the saints who put him to death. But if we ask, ‘Who saved his life?’ Be silent, patriarchs, be silent, prophets, be silent, apostles, confessors, and martyrs. Let St. Joseph speak, for this honour is his alone; he alone is the saviour of his Saviour.” Blessed William Joseph Chaminade
I've always had a sense of St. Joseph as a quiet and warm man, "a rock" of firmness and constancy, yet also very kind and with a sense of humor. Maybe even liked a bit of spontaneity!
This book is soon to be available. This is absolutely new to me. My budget however...hopefully can borrow from public library. Every year on March 19, Roman Catholic churches and households in and around New Orleans celebrate St. Joseph’s Day. As centerpieces of these celebrations, the elaborate tiered displays of foods, prayers, and offerings known as St. Joseph Altars represent a centuries-old tradition established in south Louisiana by immigrants from Sicily. https://www.amazon.com/Celebrating-...rds=St.+Joseph&qid=1610386594&s=books&sr=1-26
Love this! I have heard about St. Joseph altars, what a wonderful tradition. I would like to get this book too.
After the rosary each day on EWTN they pray the Leo XII prayer to St. Joseph for the end of the rosary. They said you receive an indulgence for it. PRAYER OF POPE LEO XIII PRAY THIS AT THE END OF YOUR ROSARIES To thee, O blessed Joseph, we have recourse in our afflictions, and, after imploring the help of thy most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke thy patronage also. By that affection which united thee to the Immaculate, Virgin Mother of God, and by the fatherly love with which thou didst embrace the Infant Jesus, look down, we beseech thee, with gracious eyes on the precious inheritance which Jesus Christ purchased by His blood, and help us in our necessities by thy power and aid. Protect, O most provident guardian of the Holy Family, the elect children of Jesus Christ; ward off from us, O most loving father, all plagues of errors and depravity; be propitious to us from Heaven, O most powerful protector, in this our struggle with the powers of darkness; and as thou didst once rescue the Child Jesus from the greatest peril to His life, so now defend God's holy Church from the snares of the enemy and all adversity. Finally, shield every one of us with thy patronage, that, imitating thy example and strengthened by thy help, we may live a holy life, die a happy death, and attain to everlasting life. Amen.
In the Year of Saint Joseph the Gift of Indulgences Authored By: Apostolic Penitentiary DECREE The gift of special Indulgences is granted on the occasion of the Year of Saint Joseph, announced by Pope Francis to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the universal Church. Today marks 150 years since the Decree Quemadmodum Deus, with which Bl. Pius IX, moved by the grave and sorrowful circumstances in which the Church was threatened by mankind’s hostility, declared Saint Joseph the Patron of the Catholic Church. In order to perpetuate the entrustment of the whole Church to the powerful patronage of the Guardian of Jesus, Pope Francis has established that, from today’s date, the anniversary of the Decree of the proclamation as well as a day sacred to the Blessed Immaculate Virgin and Bride of Joseph most chaste, until 8 December 2021, a special Year of Saint Joseph will be celebrated, in which all faithful, after his example, may daily reinforce their own life of faith in complete fulfilment of God’s will. All the faithful will thus have the opportunity to commit themselves, with prayer and good works, to obtain, with the help of St Joseph, head of the heavenly Family of Nazareth, comfort and relief from the serious human and social tribulations that besiege the contemporary world today. Devotion to the Guardian of the Redeemer has developed abundantly in the course of the history of the Church, which not only attributes to him among the loftiest worship, after that of his Bride, the Mother of God, but has also conferred many patronages upon him. The Magisterium of the Church continues to reveal great things, old and new, in this treasure that is Saint Joseph, like the householder of the Gospel of Matthew “who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old” (Mt 13:52). The gift of the Indulgences that the Apostolic Penitentiary kindly bestows during the Year of Saint Joseph, through this Decree issued according to Pope Francis’ wish, will contribute greatly to the perfect accomplishment of the designated purpose. The Plenary Indulgence is granted under the customary conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayers according to the Holy Father’s intentions) to the faithful who, with a soul detached from any sin, shall participate in the Year of Saint Joseph, in the occasions and with the modalities indicated by this Apostolic Penitentiary. — a. Saint Joseph, an authentic man of faith, invites us to rediscover our filial relationship with the Father, to renew our devotion to prayer, to dispose ourselves to listen and correspond with profound discernment to God’s will. The Plenary Indulgence is granted to those who shall contemplate the Lord’s Prayer for at least 30 minutes, or participate in a Spiritual Retreat of at least one day which involves a meditation on Saint Joseph; — b. The Gospel attributes to Saint Joseph the appellation “just man” (cf. Mt 1:19): he, guardian of the intimate secret that lies right at the bottom of the heart and soul” (1), depository of the mystery of God and therefore an ideal patron of the internal forum, spur us to rediscover the value of silence, prudence and integrity in carrying out our duties. The virtue of justice practiced by Saint Joseph in an exemplary manner is full adherence to divine law, which is the law of mercy, “for it is the very mercy of God that brings true justice to fulfilment” (2). Therefore those who, after the example of Saint Joseph, shall fulfil a work of corporal or spiritual work of mercy, will likewise be able to attain the gift of the Plenary Indulgence; — c. The primary aspect of Saint Joseph’s vocation was that of being guardian of the Holy Family of Nazareth, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and legal father of Jesus. In order that all Christian families may be inspired to recreate the same atmosphere of intimate communion, love and prayer that was lived by the Holy Family, the Plenary Indulgence is granted for the recitation of the Holy Rosary in families and among betrothed; — d. The Servant of God Pius XII, on 1 May 1955 instituted the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, “with the intent that the dignity of work be recognized by all, and that it inspires social life and laws, based on the fair distribution of rights and duties” (3). Therefore the Plenary Indulgence may be obtained by those who shall daily entrust their life to the protection of Saint Joseph, and all faithful who shall invoke through prayer the intercession of the Worker of Nazareth, so that those in search of work may find employment and the work of all people may be more dignified; — e. The flight of the Holy Family to Egypt “shows us that God is there where man is in danger, where man suffers, where he runs away, where he experiences rejection and abandonment” (4). The Plenary Indulgence is granted to the faithful who shall recite the Litanies to Saint Joseph (for the Latin tradition), or the Akathistos to Saint Joseph, in their entirety or at least some part of it (for the Byzantine tradition), or some other prayer to Saint Joseph, proper to other liturgical traditions, in favour of the Church persecuted ad intra and ad extra and for the relief of all Christians who suffer any form of persecution. Saint Teresa of Ávila recognized in Saint Joseph the protector for all the circumstances of life: “To other saints, the Lord seems to have given grace to help us in some of our necessities. But my experience is that Saint Joseph helps us in them all” (5). More recently, Saint John Paul II emphasized that the figure of Saint Joseph has acquired “a renewed relevance for the Church of our time, in relation to the new Christian millennium”(6). To reaffirm the universality of Saint Joseph’s patronage over the Church, in addition to the aforementioned occasions the Apostolic Penitentiary grants the Plenary Indulgence to the faithful who shall recite any prayer legitimately approved or act of piety in honour of Saint Joseph, for example, “To you, O Blessed Joseph”, especially on the occasions of 19 March and 1 May, on the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, on the Sunday of Saint Joseph (according to the Byzantine tradition), on the 19th of every month and every Wednesday, the day dedicated to the Saint’s memory, according to the Latin tradition. In the current context of the health emergency, the gift of the Plenary Indulgence extends particularly to the elderly, the sick, the suffering and all those who for legitimate reasons are unable to leave the house, and who with a soul detached from any sin and with the intention to fulfil, as soon as possible, the three customary conditions in their own home or wherever the impediment detains them, shall recite an act of piety in honour of Saint Joseph, Comfort of the Sick and Patron of a Happy Death, faithfully offering to God their suffering and the hardships of their life. In order to pastorally facilitate the attainment of divine grace through the power of the Keys, this Penitentiary prays earnestly that all priests endowed with the appropriate faculties may offer themselves with a willing and generous soul to the celebration of the Sacrament of Penance and often administer Holy Communion to the infirm. This Decree is valid for the Year of Saint Joseph, notwithstanding any disposition to the contrary. Given in Rome, from the See of the Apostolic Penitentiary, on 8 December 2020 Cardinal Mauro Piacenza Major Penitentiary Krzysztof Nykiel Regent L. + S. Prot. n. 866/20/I
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Just finished my 33 day Consecration to St. Joseph today, on the Feast of the Presentation. It was a great time to do it during the dreary month of January. Very uplifting. St. Joseph, pray for us all.
St Andre Bessette had a great devotion to St Joseph. St Joseph is truly the Terror of demons as attested by St Andre in the clip below
Do I understand correctly, we only have to recite one approved St. Joseph prayer on 1 May to get the plenary indulgence?
My understanding Is that there is 16 ways per day! to receive either a plenary indulgence or partial indulgence during the whole year of St Joseph! And we can obtain the 16 indulgencies each day if we apply ourselves to the ordinary prayers prescribed for indulgencies and to the individual work prescribed for each indulgence. Therefore I am trying to receive as many of the partial indulgence that I can daily! I am applying most of them to the holy souls in purgatory but in the first month of the St Joseph year I requested that a small portion be applied to myself (in atonement for the temporal justice of sins I have committed that I have not fully atoned for) As we know an indulgence can only be earned for oneself or for departed souls, indulgencies can not be allocated to living members! (Which I truly wish they could be). Yet this great year of St Joseph offers us, 'the church militant' so much grace which we can allocate to the holy souls, I feel privileged to be living at this time, I am trying to do all in my power to alleviate the sufferings of the Holy souls. Let us all try to obtain as many of the 16 plenary and/or partial indulgences daily! that we can! because they have been granted this year and it will soon be over! The year so far, has remained a struggle for me personally (so I remain under the cross offering these sufferings up ) however I have received many beautiful and unexpected confirmations that the indulgencies I have applied to the holy souls have been fruitful! Praise God for His Divine Faithfulness, His Divine Mercy, His Divine Love. And the unspeakable magnificence of Our God becoming Man! Our God took our flesh...... let all heaven bow! God restored our humanity.........., let all heaven bow! The second person of the Blessed Trinity, Jesus our Lord, restored our fallen human Body and Soul, through taking on His Sacred human Body and Soul, Jesus also repaired our confused Human Mind by taking on a Sacred human Mind, And Jesus corrected our corrupted human Will by repairing the human will through His Most Sacred Human Will, Jesus cleansed our Human Hearts by providing us with His Most Sacred Heart, Let us always praise God for His Divine Mercy in all of the above!
You get my blood flowing this morning, Josephite! May my heart for the Poor Souls follow suit! Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them!
Josephite, is there a link to the 16 ways per day to earn the indulgences? I would very grateful to you if you would post it! Thank you!
Below is an informative video by Father Calloway explaining how the year of St Joseph came about and if you go to the 27 minute mark he explains indulgencies in general and at the 33 minute mark he starts explaining the 16 indulgencies that can be obtained during the year of St Joseph.
