31 day devotion to St. Joseph TWENTY-NINTH DAY Consider the love which Joseph bore to Jesus. This love was not purely human. like the love of other fathers, but superhuman; for he loved Jesus not only as his son but also as his God. Joseph knew from the Angel that his child was the Divine Word Who had become man to save mankind. He realized, too, that he himself had been chosen from among all men to be the protector and guardian of this Divine Infant. What a flame of holy love must, then, have been enkindled in the heart of Joseph by reflecting on all these things, and by the sight of his Lord obeying him like a little boy, opening and closing the door, helping him to saw or to plane, gathering fragments of wood, or sweeping the house! St. Joseph, remove from my heart all that could be an obstacle to the love of God. Prayer To Be Said Every Day After Each Day's Special Reflection Most holy patriarch, St. Joseph, I rejoice at the great dignity to which thou hast been raised in being made foster father of the Son of God, endowed with authority to command Him Whom Heaven and earth obey. My holy patron, since Jesus Himself respected and served thee as His father, I, too, wish to enroll myself in thy service. I choose thee, after Mary, for my principal advocate and protector. I promise to honor thee every day with some special devotion, and each day I will place myself under thy protection. As thou didst enjoy the sweet company of Jesus and Mary during thy life on earth, grant that I may ever live close to them and never be separated from God by losing His grace. And as thou wert assisted by Jesus and Mary at the hour of thy death, so grant me protection at the hour of my death, that, dying in thy presence and that of Jesus and Mary, I may one day go to thank thee in Paradise, and in thy company praise and love God for all eternity. Amen. St. Joseph, patron of the universal Church, protect us. Protect our Holy Father, the Pope, and our Mother, Holy Church.
31 day devotion to St. Joseph THIRTIETH DAY "Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of His faithful ones" (Ps. 115:6). After having faithfully served Jesus and Mary, St. Joseph reached the end of his life in the house at Nazareth. There, surrounded by Angels, assisted by Jesus Christ the King of Angels, and by Mary, his spouse, who placed themselves at each side of his poor bed, filled with the peace of Paradise, he departed from this miserable life. Who shall ever be able to understand the sweetness, the consolation, the blessed hope, the acts of resignation, the flames of charity which the words of eternal life coming alternately from the lips of Jesus and Mary, breathed into the soul of Joseph at the end of his life? St. Joseph, grant me peace and resignation to God's will at the hour of my death. Prayer To Be Said Every Day After Each Day's Special Reflection Most holy patriarch, St. Joseph, I rejoice at the great dignity to which thou hast been raised in being made foster father of the Son of God, endowed with authority to command Him Whom Heaven and earth obey. My holy patron, since Jesus Himself respected and served thee as His father, I, too, wish to enroll myself in thy service. I choose thee, after Mary, for my principal advocate and protector. I promise to honor thee every day with some special devotion, and each day I will place myself under thy protection. As thou didst enjoy the sweet company of Jesus and Mary during thy life on earth, grant that I may ever live close to them and never be separated from God by losing His grace. And as thou wert assisted by Jesus and Mary at the hour of thy death, so grant me protection at the hour of my death, that, dying in thy presence and that of Jesus and Mary, I may one day go to thank thee in Paradise, and in thy company praise and love God for all eternity. Amen. St. Joseph, patron of the universal Church, protect us. Protect our Holy Father, the Pope, and our Mother, Holy Church.
Today is March 19 in New Zealand, the feast of St Joseph. Happy feast day to all devotees of St Joseph. I have been following your devotion every day so thank you for posting it. Although I had recently made the 33 day consecration of myself to the Immaculate Heart I decided to retake that and am on day 3o. Then on Good Friday begins the Divine Mercy novena. It has been a time of great grace but utterly exhausting as I have felt under attack for this whole period. I suspect that in some way this is confirmation I have been on the right track, a track to which and on which I have been led by the MOG forum . Deo gratias.
I am heading over the hills to Tauranga to mass and confession and the Holy Doors of Mercy then a big breakfast and then on to check on the progress of my carving of Our Lady of Akita and then a walk around Mount Maunganui which is bounded on one side by the harbour then looks over to Matakana island and the Pacific. Thank you St Joseph. then back to work at the dreaded paper work. St Joseph the worker pray for us.
I had to travel further after mass to find the old wooden Maori chapel of Hato Hohepa (St Joseph) in Te Puna to find the nearest Doors of Mercy. It turned out the priest in the confessional at the modern and larger church of St Mary Immaculate lived there. It was worth the journey. The church is open 24/7 every day and provides a small booklet for pilgrims to lead them through their visit. You start by blessing yourself at the ancient stone font that is outside the church and on a support made of Kauri wood 35,000 years old. It has been a woderful morning so far and not yet finished. Thought you may like to see a couple of photos.
31 day devotion to St. Joseph THIRTY-FIRST DAY Great, indeed, will be the comfort of those, who, at the hour of death shall be protected by St. Joseph. For this great Saint has received from God power to command the devils and to drive them away, less they tempt his servants in their dying moments. Happy is the soul that shall be assisted by this great advocate, who, on account of having died with the assistance of Jesus and Mary, and because of having preserved the infant Jesus from the danger of death by his flight into Egypt, has received the privilege of being the patron of a good death, and of delivering his clients from the danger of eternal death. St. Joseph, defend me from the attacks of the devils at the last moment of my life. Prayer To Be Said Every Day After Each Day's Special Reflection Most holy patriarch, St. Joseph, I rejoice at the great dignity to which thou hast been raised in being made foster father of the Son of God, endowed with authority to command Him Whom Heaven and earth obey. My holy patron, since Jesus Himself respected and served thee as His father, I, too, wish to enroll myself in thy service. I choose thee, after Mary, for my principal advocate and protector. I promise to honor thee every day with some special devotion, and each day I will place myself under thy protection. As thou didst enjoy the sweet company of Jesus and Mary during thy life on earth, grant that I may ever live close to them and never be separated from God by losing His grace. And as thou wert assisted by Jesus and Mary at the hour of thy death, so grant me protection at the hour of my death, that, dying in thy presence and that of Jesus and Mary, I may one day go to thank thee in Paradise, and in thy company praise and love God for all eternity. Amen. St. Joseph, patron of the universal Church, protect us. Protect our Holy Father, the Pope, and our Mother, Holy Church. Litany St. Joseph Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, one God, Holy Mary, pray for us. Saint Joseph, Renowned offspring of David, Light of patriarchs, Spouse of the Mother of God, Chaste guardian of the Virgin, Foster-father of the Son of God, Diligent protector of Christ, Head of the holy family, Joseph most just, Joseph most chaste, Joseph most prudent, Joseph most brave, Joseph most obedient, Joseph most faithful, Mirror of patience, Lover of poverty, Model of artisans, Glory of home life, Guardian of virgins, Pillar of families, Solace of the wretched, Hope of the sick, Patron of the dying, Terror of demons, Protector of the holy Church, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. V. He made him lord of His House. R. And ruler of all His possessions. Let us pray. O God, who in your unspeakable providence deigned to choose blessed Joseph to be the spouse of your own most holy Mother: grant, we beseech you, that we may deserve to have him as our intercessor in heaven, whom we venerate on earth as our protector: Who lives and reigns world without end.
I love this devotion and the fact that there is so much attention given to St Joseph on the forum at the moment. Its really great, thanks all.
The priest asked us to sing this litany after his beautiful homily on St. Joseph today. Very moving to hear an entire Church singing- a grace filled moment. And then had chance to make confession. God is good.
