Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father

by Donald H. Calloway

What man wants his wife to give birth in a cold, dirty, and smelly animal stable? Yet a stable was all that St. Joseph could provide. Men, by nature, are providers. If a man is unable to provide as much or as well for the ones he loves as he wishes, he dies inside. Saint Joseph died daily.

In some way, losing Jesus for those three days was a preparation for Calvary. Remembering this event, Mary once again would have found strength and consolation in her sweet St. Joseph.

Jesus alone is the Savior of the world, but he wanted his mother and father to have a unique participation in the work of redemption.

God has given you a mission as a Christian. Your mission will require sacrifice, sorrow, and suffering. You will experience your own Calvary. With St. Joseph in your heart, you will find a father’s consolation and the strength to endure all things for love.

To be near Mary is to be near Jesus. Jesus lives in her! Mary has in her body some of her divine Son’s living cells. Our Lord didn’t need to be in the house for St. Joseph to remain in the presence of God.

To be like St. Joseph, you, too, need to adore Christ. You can go to the nearest Catholic church where Jesus is present, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, in the Blessed Sacrament. The Eucharist is Jesus Christ. The Blessed Sacrament is the source and summit of the Christian faith, and St. Joseph wants to lead you to a deeper relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist.

Yet we do not have a single one of St. Joseph’s words recorded in the New Testament. Actions speak louder than words.

Saint Matthew and St. Luke never knew St. Joseph personally; they never met him or talked to him. The most likely explanation for how St. Joseph ended up in the New Testament at all is that Mary told St. Matthew and St. Luke about St. Joseph. The wife of St. Joseph is the source of information about St. Joseph in the New Testament. Mary wanted her husband to be included in the New Testament. Saint Joseph didn’t speak much, but his wife spoke for him.

Whether he is confronting communism, fascism, or any other kind of political ideology, St. Joseph is the protector of human dignity.

O glorious St. Joseph, pray for me, assist me, and defend me from Satan.1 — St. Anthony Mary Claret

What makes this unique title of St. Joseph so extraordinary is that St. Joseph was not a pope, a priest, a monk, or a martyr. Saint Joseph is a layman.

The devil knows what the intercession of St. Joseph is capable of doing. If men resemble St. Joseph, the kingdom of Satan will be destroyed.

The devil is infuriated by the fact that God humbled himself to become a man and submitted himself to the fourth Commandment. Honor your father and your mother. — Ex 20:12

God lowered himself to obey and serve creatures made from dust. The filial obedience of Jesus to St. Joseph was met with the disdain of the devil.

The Eternal Father shares with St. Joseph the authority which he has over the Incarnate Word, just as God shared with Adam his authority over creatures.5 — Blessed William Joseph Chaminade

What the Church needs today are images that depict St. Joseph as a dragon-slayer. He worked with manly tools, chopped wood, and swung a sharp axe! Such images are needed in homes and churches today to convey the real manhood of St. Joseph.

Saint Joseph, Terror of Demons, pray for us!

Amen!

First, for attaining the virtue of purity and overcoming the sensual inclinations of the

flesh;

Sixth, for gaining health of body and assistance in all kinds of difficulties;

Joseph Most Just, pray for us.

Here and now, I chain myself to you and sacrifice everything for the good, the true, and the beautiful.

Of course God took extraordinary care of his Son and watched over him through a decree of his Providence that was very much out of the ordinary. Yet this Father, who was so zealously protective of his Son, is convinced that he has provided sufficiently for his safety by confiding him to St. Joseph, and relying on his solicitude. He who appoints ten angels to be the guardians of men wants one man to be the guardian angel of the Word.

To give life to someone is the greatest of all gifts. To save a life is the next. Who gave life to Jesus? It was Mary. Who saved his life? It was Joseph.

This principle explains why the holy soul of Jesus, being united personally to the Word, the source of all grace, received the absolute fullness of grace. It explains also why Mary, called to be the Mother of God, received from the instant of her conception an initial fullness of grace which was greater than the initial fullness of all the saints together: since she was nearer than any other to the source of grace she drew grace more abundantly.

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holy marriage.

Not sure this is a good idea. Is a sexual.marriage not holy???