The Feast of St. Joseph
"...people are instructed in the truths of
faith and brought to appreciate the inner
joys of religion far more effectively by the annual celebration of our sacred mysteries
than by any official pronouncement of
the teaching of the Church. Such pronouncements usually reach only a few and the more learned
among the faithful; feasts reach them all.
The Church's teaching affects the mind primarily; her feasts affect both mind and heart and have a salutary effect upon man's whole nature." --Pope Pius XI
To my sweet husband, happy feast day. Thank you for providing for us. When a warm (or cold, es normal ;) shower cleans us at night, groceries are put in the refrigerator, or we lay our tired bodies into bed at the end of the day, we know how much you do for us, and we are grateful. When we walk into a HOUSE and are covered by a ROOF, we know how much you give, and we are grateful. When we make it back from one end of the earth to the other, we give God thanks for your skills and your protection. We give God thanks for the channel of grace you are to our lives. Thank you for serving. We love you.
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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.
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.
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.
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