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Saint Joseph will increase in you the virtue of justice.
Theologians define the virtue of justice as “giving to another his due.”
Holy Mass is not about the priest, the people, or the choir. It’s about returning love for love and giving God his due.
Yet even if you find the priest less than edifying, the music a distraction, and the congregation spiritually dead, you need to remember it’s not about them — it’s about you acting justly and lovingly toward God. There is no greater way to tell God “I love you,” give thanks to God, and worship him than through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. “Eucharist” means “thanksgiving.”
you wish to know why Joseph is called just? Because he possessed perfectly all the virtues.3 — St. Maximus of Turin
Saint Joseph will help you have a chaste heart. Lust
the battle for purity, everyone needs to go to St. Joseph. If a man — or a woman — struggles with lust, they must go to St. Joseph. If temptations against purity batter your mind, heart, and soul, run to your spiritual father.
Prayer is difficult when you are assailed with temptations against purity, but St. Joseph will fight for you if only you invoke
his holy name.
Prudence is the virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it ... It is not to be confused with timidity or fear, nor with duplicity or dissimulation. It is called auriga virtutum (the charioteer of the virtues); it guides the other virtues by setting rule and measure.2
Saint Thomas Aquinas taught that prudence is the “principal of all the virtues.” Its role is to govern the other cardinal (preeminent) virtues: temperance, justice, and fortitude.
Prudence serves as a guide and a “charioteer,” helping the soul to avoid erroneous extremes.
Supernatural prudence embraces the cross out of love and always strives for the greater good.
Saint Joseph teaches us that prudence is correct knowledge about things to be done or, more broadly, the knowledge of things that ought to be done and of things that should be avoided.4
“Most Courageous” is sometimes rendered as “Most Valiant” or “Most Strong.” The three titles have the same essential meaning: Saint Joseph was courageous and fearless.
Fortitude is a cardinal virtue that strengthens the will and gives a person courage and a firm resolve to do God’s will, even in the midst of great suffering.
“cour,” meaning “heart.”
to love the good more than you fear evil and suffering.
Saint Joseph will help you to be courageous.
Your spiritual father is a man on fire with love for God! “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Rom 8:31).
Saint Joseph sacrificed everything for love of Jesus and Mary.
Road signs and other legitimate laws are designed to give people true freedom and happiness. You
Natural law and divine law are not inhibitors to freedom.
Why was St. Matthew so keen to note Joseph’s trust in the words received from the messenger of God, if not to invite us to imitate this same loving trust?2 — Pope Benedict XVI
you are mocked, ridiculed, and made to suffer for your trust and obedience to divine and natural law, you are not far from the Kingdom of Heaven.
Joseph, in obedience to the Holy Spirit, found in the Holy Spirit the source of love.3 — St. John Paul II
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen spoke of three rings in marriage: the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering.
“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Heb 11:1). Christian faith acknowledges who Jesus is, adheres to his teaching, and trusts in his promises.
Yet, in every situation, St. Joseph was always peaceful, kind, calm, and abandoned to Divine Providence.
Hardly a day will go by in which you will not be given the opportunity to acquire patience. God allows such trials because he wants us to grow in virtue.
In such instances, imitate the patience of St. Joseph. Ask God for the grace to love your neighbor. Be kind, peaceful, and merciful.
Exercising patience and mercy always brings about good. The lovingly patient and merciful person is always victorious, in this life or the next!
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 5:3).
What he is saying is that those who are detached from the things of this world are not far from the Kingdom of Heaven.
When he became flesh, Jesus sanctified human work and elevated it to a level of greatness that did not exist prior to his Incarnation.
Come to me, all who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. — Mt 11:28-30
Saint Joseph made time for God, family, recreation, and rest. Saint Joseph modeled these aspects of human life for Jesus. Saint Joseph will teach you these important lessons as well.
However, God never desires for his workers to burn out from sheer exhaustion. He wants them to take delight in mountain streams, forests, and sunsets.
wants priests and nuns who are like St. Joseph: loving, prayerful, hard-working, and not afraid to rest. Let us ask St. Joseph to foster staunch vocations for our Lord.3 — St. Peter Julian Eymard
Joseph loved Jesus as a father loves his son and showed his love by giving him the best he had.1 — St. Josemaría Escrivá
Saint Joseph is your spiritual father, not a trinket. There’s no need to bury a statue of him. Talk to him; he hears you.
Saint Joseph is the saint of the hidden years of Jesus. This reality is incredible to ponder.
Our Lord, however, lived with Mary and St. Joseph for 30 years. The love, intimacy, and familiarity Jesus, Mary, and St. Joseph shared is amazing! Saint
Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly
unto you, my spiritual father, and beg your protection. O foster father of the Redeemer, despise not my petitions, but in your goodness hear and answer me. Amen.
Turn to him in times of temptation and you will grow in innocence and purity. Frequently ask his intercession to keep your heart pure and chaste.
God established the family to be a school of love, something beautiful, delightful, and life-giving, and the devil and his agents want to destroy it.
He is the saint of the childhood and hidden years of Jesus. He teaches modern man that the only true definition of a family is that it consists of a mother, a father, and children.
Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy Teach the Ignorant Pray for the Living and the Dead Correct Sinners Counsel Those in Doubt Console the Sorrowful Bear Wrongs Patiently
Forgive Wrongs Willingly
