St. Joseph - Patron Saint of Workers

Greetings in Jesus and Mary....
Blessed Feast day of St. Joseph, The Worker!

I want to start by asking you to read the article before this that was just posted on the evils of AI and how it will affect those who want to love God above all things. May St. Joseph, pray for the Church and the entire world!!

I chose this image because as leader of the Holy Family, Joseph did at times comfort the Child Jesus and now more than ever do we need fathers who work for their families....comfort their children who are suffering like no other time in history! I am repeating some words spoken in the past. It is important to talk about the relationship of Joseph and Mary on the feastday of St. Joseph the Worker because he worked for the Holy Family. Mary and Joseph should be examples for all married couples even though they were equiped with amazing graces that none of us will ever have....but with God all things are possible and we can work and pray to come CLOSE to this relationship that Joseph and Mary had in their marriage. In today's so very CONFUSED world ..... we need St. Joseph....we need Our Lady! Whether we are married or not, but especially if we are married. The graces available to all of us through their intercession are bountiful!!!

Mary and St. Joseph's spousal love for each other was like no other between husband and wife. Of course, we know that Our Lady is God's Masterpiece and was created without sin. This helped St. Joseph to be a man of tremendous prayer and virtue. This makes them role models to look up to and to imitate for all married couples. Even though both were virgins, their example in the virtues and in their perfect interior life in union with God is a great example all couples should try to imitate. Joseph was chosen by God to be Mary's faithful spouse and guardian. Grateful was the Heart of Mary to the Eternal Father for this great gift.  Mary loved her role as a homemaker, wife and mother because She always embraced God's Will. Their relationship of love, duty, and prayer are truly miraculous because of the graces that the Eternal Father gave to both of them to be living examples of a perfect Holy Family. St. Joseph's responsibilities, were always carried out with perfect humility and love because of his response to God's heavenly graces. When it was time for St. Joseph to be taken from this earth, it is claimed that St. Joseph died a peaceful death even though he was leaving Jesus and Mary whom he was appointed to guard and protect. He had perfect submission to God's Holy Will knowing that God's ways are perfect. He trusted that God would provide.  Thus, with St. Joseph's example; God is glorified by sacrifice, by sorrow, by suffering. Our sweet Mother Mary gives us also an example in her release of St. Joseph from this world. May we all turn to St. Joseph for a holy and happy death; and may all mothers, and wives turn to Mary for comfort as She is the Mother of Sorrows and can supply comfort.

May we thank God for giving us the gifts of Jesus, Mary and St. Joseph.

PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH

Dear St. Joseph. we as children of Mary turn to you with love and entrust ourselves to your protection and care. Guard us from the dangers of this world. Keep us innocent, truthful, loving and prayerful. We trust that you will use your powerful intercession with God on our behalf. Please protect the husbands and fathers of the world. Pray that they may turn to God to seek the graces needed to give protection and guidance to all those in their care so that they may all journey toward Heaven. Grant us your blessing and assist us now and at the hour of our death. In imitation of you, we pray that we may have a perfect submission to our own death as God wills it to be.  St. Joseph ... pray for us and all fathers of families...make them true leaders.

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