St. Joseph the Worker

Fittingly, the Church begins this month devoted to Our Lady by honoring St. Joseph, her Most Chaste Spouse, as the model for all who labor. St. Josemaria Escriva urges Christians to seek to know and follow Joseph for he will always lead us to Jesus. He says, 

"Interior life is nothing but continual and direct conversation with Christ, so as to become one with him. And Joseph can tell us many things about Jesus. Therefore, never neglect devotion to him - Ite ad Ioseph: "Go to Joseph" - as Christian tradition puts it in the words of the old testament.

"A master of the interior life, a worker deeply involved in his job, God's servant in continual contact with Jesus: that is Joseph. Ite ad Ioseph. With St. Joseph, the Christian learns what it means to belong to God and fully to assume one's place among men, sanctifying the world. Get to know Joseph and you will find Jesus. Talk to Joseph and you will find Mary, who always sheds peace about her in that attractive workshop in Nazareth."
                                     ~ Homily given March 19, 1963

Holy Cards for Your Inspiration

Let us pray that the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, protect the family and teach us to understand both the dignity of the human person and the dignity of human labor.

Betrothal of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph

​Prayer for Families

Jesus, help us to follow the example
of your Holy Family.
May Mary and Joseph be near us
at the hour of death,
and that through You
may we be found worthy
to be received into our everlasting home.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
unite our families
in your love.
​Amen.