 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to send her away quietly. But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel” (which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife” Matthew 1:18-24.
 O my beloved St. Joseph, adopt me as thy child. Take charge of my salvation; watch over me day and night; preserve me from occasions of sin; obtain for me purity of body. Through thy intercession with Jesus, grant me a spirit of sacrifice, humility, self-denial, a burning love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and a sweet and tender love for Mary, my Mother. St. Joseph, be with me living, be with me dying, and obtain for me a favorable judgment. Amen. St. Joseph, pray for us! O my beloved St. Joseph,
adopt me as thy child. Take charge of my salvation; watch over me day and night; preserve me from occasions of sin; obtain for me purity of body. Through thy intercession with Jesus, grant me a spirit of sacrifice, humility, self-denial, a burning love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and a sweet and tender love for Mary, my Mother. St. Joseph, be with me living, be with me dying, and obtain for me a favorable judgment. Amen.  "We choose St. Joseph, virginal spouse of the Mother of God,
and patron of the Universal Church, as our spiritual father and co-patron, entrusting to his care the spiritual and temporal welfare of our community and of each sister. To his powerful intercession we also commend future vocations to our community." - Constitutions of the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa -  Come let us worship Christ the Lord who was honored to be known as the son of a carpenter, alleluia. "The Carpenter's Family"
by Rose Myra Phillips He must have been a very busy man Joseph of Nazareth with plane and saw Making each meitre and each dovetail join Into a finished work without a flaw. But now and then he'd pause a bit and smile (As any loving Father might have done) At Jesus playing with sweet-ribboned wood From smoothed boards, once tall trees on Lebanon. I think that Mary often watched the two... Whenever hammer-blows caused her to start With terror, Jesus patted her pale cheek And laid His shining head against her heart.  Photo Credit: Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P. In the beautiful litany of St. Joseph, we call upon our spiritual Father under many varied titles:
Guardian of Virgins… Head of the Holy Family… Mirror of Patience…. Each invocation is striking in its individuality and yet seamlessly part of the whole in painting for us, by the strokes of these titles, the figure of the greatest and last of the patriarchs. Any of these is worthy to be the subject of our meditation, but one that brings itself to the forefront on this occasion is: “Christi Defensor Sedule”, Zealous Defender of Christ.  St. Joseph, Spouse of the Mother of God and Foster Father of Jesus, is our father in a special way. To him we confide our temporal wants, to him we confide our vocations, to him do we go when in need spiritually or temporally. Each year, we pray a novena leading up to his feastday, thanking him for his care of our Community and entrusting to him our petitions.
 Photo Credit: Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P. “The dignity and glory of St. Joseph is such
that the Eternal Father conferred upon him with greatest liberality, a likeness to His own supremacy over his incarnate Son.” - St. Bernadine of Siena |
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