THE SOLEMNITY OF THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH!

HAPPY SOLEMNITY OF THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH!!!

I apologize for this somewhat haphazard post...I would have had a countdown, except I only recently realized that the Church moved the Feast of St. Joseph (which traditionally is celebrated on March 19th) to today due to the fact that March 19th falls during Holy Week.

An interesting fact that I learned over the past year is that Pope John XXIII had a huge devotion to St. Joseph. You can read all about his love of St. Joseph in this article.

Finally, I would like to share with you all a very nice prayer to St. Joseph. Remember, he is a very powerful intercessor!

Appeal to St. Joseph

O BLESSED ST. JOSEPH, tenderhearted Father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of God, I pray and beseech thee to offer to God the Father, His Divine Son, bathed in Blood on the Cross for sinners, and through the thrice Holy Name of Jesus, obtain for us from the Eternal Father, the favor we implore . . . Amen.

O JOSEPH, foster Father of Jesus, most pure spouse of the Virgin Mary, pray for us daily to the Son of God, so that, armed with the might of His grace and loyally fighting the good fight here on earth, we may be crowned by Him at the hour of our death. Amen.

Have a happy Feast Day of St. Joseph and a prayerful upcoming Holy Week!