#st. joseph

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Frozen St. Joseph lighthouse on Lake Michigan shore

Photo: Thomas Zakowski

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The psychiatric museum's hands on children's learning section features a misspelled "autism" label and the Creature

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Happy Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker! Remember that the 1% are last in Christ's world, and the poor and overworked are seated beside the throne as saints in their own right. Let us remember that while work can be a gift, dignity and safety are greater ones, and that humanity > company and business profit.

Saint Joseph the Worker, pray for us!

(art can be found here)

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Father Joseph, pray for us

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~O come let us adore Him~

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"𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦…”

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Perník Instead of Perníčky for St. Josef’s Day

St. Joseph's Day (March 19) was considered the first real day of spring in Czechia. In the countryside, people would predict the harvest on this day, sing and have fun. The saint's popularity and the coming spring attracted people to various Joseph-themed entertainments. Bands would perform in the countryside, and in Prague and other cities, the holiday was celebrated with a spring Joseph pilgrimage . Couples in love would promise each other fidelity on the day of the patron saint of marriage. Young men would buy their girlfriends a heart-shaped honey gingerbread as a token of their love, as a sign of fidelity.

I decided to go easy on myself as I was dying eggs today and made perník (gingerbread cake) instead of perníčky (gingerbread cookies) to observe the holiday.

I dotted mine with bits of cherry preserves, a favorite of my husband’s.

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noticed today that St. Joseph is stepping on a book. has anyone seen this imagery before or know what it means?

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When Jesus told us to call God our Father, the example of fatherhood that provided his frame of reference for that metaphor was was St. Joseph.

St. Joseph would have been Jesus' example of how to die a good and holy death.

I just love St. Joseph so much.

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So there's this museum complex in St. Joseph that is built into an old insane asylum. The main bit is dedicated to the history of psychiatric care/torture. Then you walk down a hall into a mixed American history museum, general cabinet of curiosities, and a re-located doll museum. So you get odd curation and tonal whiplash like above.

Yeah, I guess anthropology could be a skull, a katana, Buddha, and boots.

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Rosary Prayers of St. Joseph for the Feast of St. Joseph, Foster Father of Jesus

Usually when we think of rosaries, we think of Mary-- after all, if you were to pray all 20 mysteries, you'd be saying 200 Hail Marys! But while the traditional rosary uses Mary to center our gaze on Christ, another form less often discussed uses the examples left to us by Saint Joseph to better connect with God. The Saint Joseph rosary uses Joseph to help us better understand purity, fidelity, and humility, all while celebrating Joseph's role in the Holy Family, while asking for his intercession to help us imitate his trust in God.

The 'Hail Joseph':

The Saint Joseph rosary begins like most rosaries, with the sign of the Cross and Apostles Creed, but instead of a 'Hail Mary', we pray the 'Hail Joseph':

Hail Joseph, Son of David, spouse of Mary. Blessed art thou among patriarchs, and blessed is thy Holy Family. Holy Joseph, Guardian of Jesus, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

The Mysteries:

The Betrothal to Mary: Let us contemplate now how the Blessed Virgin Mary was betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, beginning a loving partnership, not of a union of bodies but a communion of souls; through this mystery may we better come to understand Godly relationships, friendships, and devotions, should one experience them.

The Annunciation to Joseph: Let us contemplate now how Joseph, being a righteous man, decided to divorce Our Lady quietly when she was found with child, and how the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and declared unto him that the child had been conceived through the power of Holy Spirit. Through this mystery, may we better come ot understand faith in our fellow man and faith in God's will.

The Nativity and Naming of Jesus: Let us contemplate now how Joseph went up to Bethlehem with Mary, and while they were there, in the city of David, she gave birth to the Savior, Christ the Lord. And when eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus. Through dwelling on this mystery, may we obtain the greater reverence for the Name above all names, Jesus Christ the Lord.

The Flight into Egypt: Let us contemplate now how Joseph, being a devoted spouse and guardian of the Holy Family, took Jesus and Mary to Egypt. Through meditating on this mystery, may we come to have a fiery love of the displaced and oppressed.

The Hidden Life in Nazareth: Let us contemplate how Joseph took Jesus and Mary to Nazareth and there lived a quiet life working as a carpenter with Jesus and Mary at his side, through the joys and sorrows of everyday life, until the end. May we all have the gift of a peaceful death with Jesus at our side.

Closing Prayers:

Pray for us O Blessed Joseph that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Almighty and eternal God, grant, we beseech thee, that by meditating upon the mysteries of the Rosary of Saint Joseph, we may imitate his prayerful trust, and faithfully carry out your holy will, despite difficulties, uncertainties, and fears. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Hail, holy Joseph, Hail, Chaste Spouse of Mary, Hail! Pure as the lily flower In Eden’s peaceful vale. Hail, holy Joseph, hail, Prince of the house of God. May His best graces be By thy sweet hands bestowed.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail, Comrade of angels, hail! Cheer thou the hearts that faint, And guide the steps that fail. Hail, holy Joseph, hail! God’s choice were thou alone. To thee the Word made flesh Was subject as a son.

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St. Joseph college in Poitiers, Poitou region of France

French vintage postcard

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(spotted on facebook)

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La maison du Dr Ina Harper et LeRoy Bradford située à St. Joseph, Michigan et conçue par Frank Lloyd Wright en 1953. Photo VHT Studio. - source MCM Daily.