St Joseph’s 9 Day Novena starts 10 March

PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH OVER 1900 YEARS OLD

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.

Say for nine consecutive mornings for anything you may desire. It has seldom been known to fail.

This prayer was found in the fiftieth year of Our Lord Jesus Christ. In 1505, it was sent by the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was going into battle.

Whosoever reads this prayer or hears it or carries it, will never die a sudden death, nor be drowned, nor will poison take effect on them. They will not fall into the hands of the enemy nor be burned in any fire, nor will they be defeated in battle.

Make this prayer known everywhere.

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God’s First Divine Romance

God’s First Divine Romance!

“the type of marriage which took place between Mary and Joseph;

it was such as the stars have, whose light unites in the atmosphere, though the stars themselves do not; a marriage like the flowers in the garden in springtime, who give forth perfume, though they themselves do not touch;

a marriage like an orchestration where a great melody is produced, but where one instrument is without contact with the other.

In such a marriage the use of the right to another is surrendered for a higher purpose.

Mary wanted to know how she could be a virgin and a mother, and Joseph wanted to know how he could be a virgin and a father.

It took an angel to reassure both that God had found a way. Only those who listen to angels’ voices can pierce that mystery. How much more beautiful Mary and Joseph become when we see in their lives what might be called the first Divine Romance.

God loves bellowing waterfalls, but I believe He loves them better not when they overflow and drown His flowers, but when they are harnessed and bridled to light a city and to slake the thirst of a child.

Not then in Joseph and Mary do we find one pure controlled waterfall and one dried-up lake, but rather two youths who before they knew the beauty of the one, and the handsome strength of the other, willed to surrender it for the ‘passionless passion’ and ‘wild tranquility’ of Jesus.”

Venerable Fulton Sheen.

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Novena to St Joseph

One of my favorite saints – dear St Joseph, most humble Saint, close to Jesus and Our Blessed Mother Mary. St Joseph never fails. He is the protector of all families.  Feast Day 19 March.

Here is a 30 day Novena to St Joseph …

http://www.stjosephsite.com/SJS_Thirtydays.htm

St Joseph pray for us.

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