St. Joseph: Help for Life's Emergencies
By Kathryn J.
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Saint Joseph, foster father of Jesus and husband of Mary, is often called on to intercede in the selling of a house.
However, those with a devotion to Saint Joseph know that he can help with much more: employment, family issues, happy death, finances, divine providence, home improvement, and good health.
Let the stories and prayers in this book help you open your heart to the care that Saint Joseph can provide.
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St. Joseph - Kathryn J.
St. Joseph
Help for Life’s Emergencies
Compiled and edited by Kathryn J. Hermes, FSP
Boston
www.pauline.org
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Saint Joseph: help for life’s emergencies / compiled and edited by Sister Kathryn J. Hermes.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8198-7123-0 (pbk.)
1. Joseph, Saint—Prayers and devotions. I. Hermes, Kathryn.
BX2164.S25 2009
242’.75—dc22
2009009902
The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Cover design by Rosana Usselmann
Cover art: St. Joseph. Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Finsiel/ Alinari/Art Resource, NY.
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Who Is Saint Joseph?
Life of Saint Joseph
Devotion to Saint Joseph
Popular Celebrations in Honor of Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph’s Table
Fava Beans
Patron Saint
Why We Can Trust Saint Joseph
Why Joseph?
Go to Joseph!
Joseph Understands Broken Hearts
Joseph Is a Father
Joseph Got Up and Went
Joseph Has Connections
Joseph Lived Through Catastrophes
Joseph Had an Untimely Death
The Powerful Intercession of Saint Joseph
Where Do We Learn About Saint Joseph’s Power?
Prayers to Saint Joseph
For Families and Homes
Prayer for One’s Family
Prayer to Obtain a Special Favor
Prayer When a Spouse Has Had an Affair
Prayer to Ask Saint Joseph to Be One’s Father
Prayer of a Father
Prayer of a Divorced Father
Prayer of a Father for His Children
Prayer to Sell a House or Property
Prayer to Find a New Home
Short Petition to Find a New Home
Ritual for Those Moving to a New Home: Blessing of Memories
For Financial Needs and for Those Seeking Employment
In Times of Financial Stress
For a Family Person Seeking Employment
For a Single Person Seeking Employment
A Worker’s Prayer
Prayer in Time of Need
Prayer in Time of Difficulty
For Those Suffering from Catastrophes
Prayer in Dark Times
Memorare to Saint Joseph
Prayer When Threatened by Natural Disasters
For Spiritual Needs and for the Church
Prayer to Grow in Devotion to Mary
Saint Joseph, Patron of the Church
Prayer for Spiritual Growth
Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving
Te Ioseph
Litany of Saint Joseph
Novena to Saint Joseph
Rosary in Honor of Saint Joseph
A Triduo to Saint Joseph
For a Happy Death
Prayer for a Happy Death
Prayer for the Dying
Afterword: Becoming Like Joseph
Additional Resources
Acknowledgments
The stories in this book were gathered by Sister Barbara Gerace, FSP; Sister Margaret Charles Kerry, FSP; Sister Sharon Anne Legere, FSP; and Sister Margaret J. Obrovac, FSP.
The prayers were written or gathered by Sister Maureen George Muldowney, FSP; Sister Margaret J. Obrovac, FSP; and Sister Mary Mark Wickenhiser, FSP.
A word of special thanks to:
Sister Marianne Lorraine Trouvé, FSP, for her theological assistance;
Sister Mary Timothy Coniglio, FSP, for information about Saint Joseph’s Table; and Sister Mary Paula Kolar, FSP, for researching quotations.
Introduction
Dear Reader,
The book in your hands is about Saint Joseph, husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus Christ. If you are leafing through the pages of this book, you probably have a very special intention you are holding in your heart. Perhaps you want to sell a house. Maybe you are accompanying someone who is approaching his or her final hours on earth. You could be looking for a job or starting a business. You may have financial difficulties or be looking for protection for your family. Or perhaps you never knew your father, or your father abandoned or hurt you, and now you are looking for a second father. If so, Saint Joseph is your patron saint. As head of the Holy Family, Saint Joseph experienced many of these things in his own life, as we shall see. He is a powerful intercessor before God for our needs.
Many people today know about Saint Joseph as a real estate agent
— plant a statue in the front yard of a house you are trying to sell, and you’ll get results fast. Or so the stories go. The other day a woman told a friend of