St. Joseph the Worker

Note to Boy:

  If you lock your door when you leave your room so that no little people get into you treasures, please make sure no little people are currently in you room!

Job description of this mother: 

Must be able to find lost children, cleanse, and nourish them.

St. Joseph, help me in this Great Task!

"You can not forget that any worthy, noble and honest work at the human level can - and should! - be raised to the supernatural level, becoming a divine task."  

-St. Josemaria Escriva in The Forge

St. Joseph, a guide to fulfill our vocation

St. Joseph, I ask you to watch over, guide and protect us like you protected Christ.

We may find ourselves at times like St. Joseph: not knowing what to do, not fit for the duty God places in our lives.  But if we remain prayerful, Heaven will guide us to gently follow a precise route of battle, dodging mines, to gain the most ground for Heaven. 

St. Joseph, teach us to honor, protect and provide for Christ in our day. Help us work to perform our duties well; all the while listening and being obedient to the will of God. 


"To be perfect in our vocation is nothing else than to fulfill the duties which our state of life obliges us to perform, and to accomplish them well, and only for the honor and love of God."- St. Francis de Sales

Job Search: Carpenter; Barber

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Must be able to use tools.

Must be precise!

Capable of removing/adjusting material to make a new look.

On the job training.

Commensurate with experience.

Bonus: bearing the name: JOSEPH!

Sign him up!

He has experience; yet, may benefit from on the job training!

Will you hire him?

Happy St. Joseph the Worker Day!

And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. -Colossians 3:17

FYI: precise, taken from the Latin word, praecis-, meaning 'cut short')

Tanning for Summer

Well, the bathroom floor got mopped up last night before I hit the bed, but here are 2 of Gina's footprints of make-up tracking through my carpet. She was supposed to be getting her jammies on, and Michael came down to tell me she was playing with the tan stuff in a bottle. As I investigated, she had applied the "tan stuff" all over her body. I guess she is ready for summer! Onto the next mess...

St Dominic, help me in my daily duties - "All for the glory of God"

A friend shared another post with me, a tribute to St. Joseph. With his feast day coming up in 9 days, if you want, here is a Novena to him, the foster father of Jesus, and patron of the Universal church, the dying, fathers, social justice, families and work!

St Joseph, pray for us!

NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPH
O glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to thee do we raise our hearts and hands to implore thy powerful intercession in obtaining
from the benign Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special favor we now implore (state your petition).
O Guardian of the Word Incarnate, we have confidence that thy prayers on our behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God. Amen.
(Then say the following seven times in honor of the seven sorrows and joys of St. Joseph.)
V. O Glorious St. Joseph! Through thy love for Jesus Christ and for the glory of His Name,
R. Hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.
V. Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
R. Assist us!