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Everything we know about the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus comes from Scripture and that has seemed too little for those who made up legends about him. We know he was a carpenter, a working man, for the skeptical Nazarenes ask about Jesus, "Is this not the carpenter's son?" (Matthew 13:55). He wasn't rich for when he took Jesus to the Temple to be circumcised and Mary to be purified he offered the sacrifice of two ... Continue Reading
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Dear St Joseph, in losing my Father at a young age and recently losing my beloved Mother, whos patroned saint you have always been, i pray to you. My brother and sister have lost there way from each other and i beg of you to help them find there way back to each other so we can be a family. I pray this in your name. Amen.
Saint Joseph you've been a very good father to my Reece and Rohn, may you be to our baby Allison. You have been a good provider to us.
Thank you St. Joseph for selling our house.
Very humble and grateful,
Thank you
Dear St. Joseph,
I have a daughter who has a degree and has been looking for work for the past six months. I ask that you put a word in to our Lord that she get a job really soon. She is intellegent and is very capable of being an asset to any company. She has good values and I know would do a great job. I pray that she gets a job soon. Thank you so much for your help with this.
Saint Joseph, Please help us with the struggles we face in our office. There are many who are being devalued by one who has claimed inordinate control. Please give the CEO the courage and insight to take back what is rightfully his and bring us all back to a functional and healthy atmosphere.
Dear St. Joseph, I have been praying for my son to come back from wherever he disappeared to for the last 4 months. Throughout this period I and my family members have gone through very difficult physical and psychological disturbance of uncertainty and deteriorating health. The son has come back and it was like the same biblical story of the prodigal son. Thank you for your intercesion.
St. Joseph, the patron of fathers, give us the humility and courage to play our role to the fullest as parents to our children and guide them through the life Almighty God has chosen for them and assist us in our daily tasks, never forsake us nor those who ask to be non-judgmental and steadfast to obtain those virtues of yours at last that please Him. I pray that you give us some relief from all the struggles we have gone through and guide the boy and other children to identify and recognize his / their vocation in life that are truly Godly. The son has definitely overcome so many obstacles to get to where he is today. Please ask God to grant him some relief from the stress. Help him continue in his studies to fulfill his dreams and visions. If he is allowed to do this, I know he will help so many people. I believe God has given him a gift, but it seems He is trying him every step of the way, My son has persevered, and has never given up,has tried even harder, but the stress of failing in his studies is ever constant. Please interceed for him, and ask God to give him a sign of hope, and to give him the confidence he needs to succeed. You know the value of hard work. I trust in you to be his guide and to ask the Father for help in this petition. Thank you. St. Joseph. Amen.
St.Joseph thnx for every single blessing u gave 2 me. I am trying to do my best plz help me through my way tnx.:)
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I loved it all. The information was very helpful to me. THANKS
I love god!!!!!!
I love this Saint
Blessed be St. Joseph, Her Most Chaste Spouse!
Oh! Loving father, I thank you, for all you have done for me. May you be honored in all countries and in every heart!
Help me, oh dear father and friend, to get the job, home and life-partner, I have long asked you for. I believe strongly that if only thou would ask Jesus on my behalf, he would grant them immediately! This I know; ask then; ask on my behalf, oh loving friend!!
"Te, Joseph, celebrent agmina caelitum..." Amen.
Dear St. Joseph,
Thank you for hearing my prayer. I believe it has been aswered in part already, and have faith that you will continue to interceed for me in the next few years. Thank you for all the blessings received from your Son our Lord Jesus Christ. I promise to follow you and pray for all families that they may blessed with a loving father like you.
Dearest St. Joseph,
Thank you for honoring me with your presence in my home. I am glad that you decided to reside here with me via the statue I recently purchased of you and The Infant Jesus. I already feel a deep love for you and I can definitely feel your strong, paternal spirit. You are the Patron of the Universal Church, and I can see why.
Tonight, I felt the urge to say the Catholic Grace before dinner for the first time in YEARS and I couldn't figure out why I just said it without consciously thinking about it, until I looked at your statue newly ensconced in a place of honor in my home. Thank you so much for your blessings and protection of me and my home and for being a wonderful father figure to me. I think you are the Saint who can help me increase my faith and be a better Catholic than I have been in recent years. Again, thank you.
Love,
Kristin
Dear St Joseph, thank you for praying for my healing of the bleeding from my nostrils. Thank you Lord Jesus for answering my petitions through the prayers of St Joseph too.
O 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.
O 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.
O St. Joseph, I never weary 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 us.
Amen
Dear St. Joseph, I have been praying for so long for my son to receive some relief from his struggles with his schooling. If his vocation is truly God's will, and I think it is; he has overcome so many obstacles to get where he is today. Please ask God to grant him some relief from the stress. Help him continue in his studies to fulfill his dreams and visions. If he is allowed to do this, I know he will help so many people. I believe God has given him a gift, but it seems He is trying him every step of the way, My son has persevered, and has never given up,has tried even harder, but the stress of failing in the program is ever constant. Please interceed for him, and ask God to give him a sign of hope, and to give hime the confidence he needs to succeed. You know the value of hard work. I trust in you to be his guide and to ask the Father for help in this petition. Thank you. St. Joseph. Amen.
Thank you St Joseph, St Jude, St. Philomena, St Rita, St Anthony for interceeding for me
I was about to lose my business because of past due rent. You interceeded in ways words cannot express. Please continue to pray for me to our Lord to be able to find a buyer soon before the landlord takes me to court for eviction. Blessed be the Name of Jesus!
Dear St. Joseph,
Thank you for giving me time to get to know you better. I hope we can have a much better relationship moving forward. I pray for your intercession for myself, for the people who manage this website, and for the other posters. I especially will pray for your intercession on behalf of the person who posted a very angry comment about a year ago. He sounds like a wounded soul. You know that I have been there myself. Please help him to heal.
Love,
Kristin
ODE TO SAINT JOSEPH
Joseph, humble, silent vase
of splendor and abundant grace
protector, defender of our Lord
as a strong and flaming sword
Joseph, most just, most pure
what no man could ever ensure
guardian of the holy house
stronghold of your Holy Spouse
Joseph, treasurer of the Heavenly King
for Whom the angels in adoration sing
so underestimated in the world's eyes
with whom you never did compromise
Joseph, without titles behind your name
you never sought perishable fame
you were an honest simple worker
envied and attacked by the evil lurker
Joseph, example of husband and father
you never thought of yourself, but rather
in obedience to God, with love and humility
you shouldered the caring responsibility
Joseph, assist us in our daily tasks
never forsake us nor the one who asks
to be non-judgmental and steadfast
to obtain those virtues of yours at last.
Rita Biesemans March 19, 2011