[Salvation]

I knew these prayers were out there, but I had never seen them referenced until this year.

[the invisib1e hand]

St. Joseph, pray for us.

[Salvation]

Prayer ping!

[svcw]

Just to start I am not Catholic, so I can not say what is believed in these matters.
Anyway, I have often wondered about Joseph. He was such a man of faith. What a situation he was placed in and yet he was faithful to God and his betrothed.
Did he really understand who Jesus was? I mean he probably understood He was special, but did he really understand.
He raised Him as his son. He taught Him his trade, he loved Him.
When Joseph was dying, did Jesus sit at his side knowing that His time had not come and could do nothing. Did Joseph bless Him when he knew he was dying which was the custom?
I for one can't wait to meet him and ask these questions.

[CatQuilt]

beautiful!

[Cvengr]

St Joseph is also the saint for fighting communism. (I suspect St Joseph was also a Baptist,....hehehe)

[dsc]

Recommend Crespi, the Death of Saint Joseph, Georges de la Tour, Dream of St. Joseph, and Caravaggio, The Death of the Virgin. All available, I believe, at ARC.com.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Saint Joseph, Terror of Demons, pray for us.

[johngrace]

Venerable father Paul of Moll always said that St Joseph’s body was never corrupted, That mankind will find it whole one day. He was miracle worker in the order of St Benedict. Also gave out the St Benedict Medal for miracles. He saw the body in a vision.