J.M.J.
Taken from "Favorite Prayers to St. Joseph"
(http://olrl.org/books/joseph.shtml)
ST. TERESA'S PLEA
Words of St. Teresa of Avila
regarding St. Joseph
"Would that I could persuade all men to be devoted to this glorious Saint
for I know by long experience what blessings he can obtain
for us from God.
I have never known anyone who was truly devoted to him and
honored him by
particular services who did not advance greatly in virtue:
for he helps in
a special way those souls who commend themselves to him. It
is now very many
years since I began asking him for something on his feast,
and I have always
received it. If the petition was in any way amiss, he
rectified it for
my greater good . . . I ask for the love of God that he who
does not believe
me will make the trial for himself -- then he will find out
by experience the
great good that results from commending oneself to this
glorious
Patriarch and in being devoted to him . . "
-- Autobiography, VI, 11-12
WORDS OF POPE LEO XIII
>From the Encyclical "Quamquam pluries" - August 15, 1889
"Since the bond of marriage existed between Joseph and the Blessed
Virgin, there can be no doubt that more than any other person he approached
that supereminent dignity by which the Mother of God is raised far above all
created natures."
"Blessed Joseph . . . was indeed the husband of Mary and the father, as
was supposed, of Jesus Christ. From this arise all his dignity, grace,
holiness and glory . . . is his numberless family, scattered
throughout all lands, over which he rules with a sort of paternal authority,
because he is the husband of Mary and the father of Jesus Christ."
"Just as Mary, Mother of the Saviour, is spiritual mother of all
Christians . . . Joseph looks on all Christians as having been confided to
himself . . . He is the defender of the Holy Church, which is truly the
House of God and the Kingdom of God on earth."
WORDS OF ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
"Since we all must die, we should cherish a special devotion to St.
Joseph, that he may obtain for us a happy death. All Christians regard him
as the advocate of the dying who had honored him during their life, and that
for three reasons:
"First, because Jesus Christ loved him not only as a friend, but as a
father, and on this account his mediation is far more efficacious than that
of any other Saint.
"Second, because St. Joseph has obtained special power against the evil
spirits, who tempt us with redoubled vigor at the hour of death.
"Third, the assistance given St. Joseph at his death by Jesus and Mary
obtained for him the right to secure a holy and peaceful death for his
servants. Hence, if they invoke him at the hour of death he will not only
help them, but he will also obtain for them the assistance of Jesus and
Mary."
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THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH IS MARCH 19.
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