June 16th
“St. Joseph did not do extraordinary things, but rather by the constant practice of ordinary and common virtues, he attained that sanctity which elevates him above all the other saints.”
-St. Joseph Marello
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The summit
June 15th
“Whereas Adam and Eve were the source of evil which was unleashed
on the world, Joseph and Mary are the summit from which holiness spreads all over the earth.”
-Pope St. John Paul II
When we receive
June 14th
“When we receive Holy Communion, let us consider that Jesus comes to us as a little baby, and then let us pray that St. Joseph help[s] us welcome him, as when he held him in his arms.”
-St. Joseph Marello
Greater heights
June 13th
“Devotion to St. Joseph is one of the choicest graces that God can give to a soul, for it is tantamount to revealing the entire treasury of our Lord’s graces. When God wishes to raise a soul to greater heights, he unites it to St. Joseph by giving it a strong love for the good saint.”
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
Patron of vocations
June 12th
“He [St. Joseph] is patron of vocations, so pray to him for the grace of fulfilling your duties well and of directing your children in their path of life. Inspire them with devotion to St. Joseph. It will bring them happiness.”
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
The protection of this great saint
June 11th
“A servant of Mary will have a tender devotion to St. Joseph,
and by his pious homage of respect and love, will endeavor to merit the protection of this great saint.”
-Blessed William Joseph Chaminade
Guardian of the whole Church
June 10th
“If Joseph was so engaged, heart and soul, in protecting and providing for that little family at Nazareth, don’t you think that now in heaven he is the same loving father and guardian of the whole Church, of all its members, as he was of its Head on earth?”
-Ven. Pope Pius XII
Under the eyes of St. Joseph
June 9th
“The growth of Jesus ‘in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man’ (Lk. 2:52) took place within the Holy Family under the eyes of St. Joseph, who had the important task of ‘raising’ Jesus, that is, feeding, clothing, and educating him in the Law and in a trade, in keeping with the duties of a father.”
-St. John Paul II
The great work of our salvation
June 8th
“He [St. Joseph] was not a passive instrument in the great work of our salvation; he played a very active role, and that is why he was included in the merciful counsels of the incarnate Wisdom.”
-Blessed William Joseph Chaminade
To honor and love
June 7th
“Since God wanted to obey you [St. Joseph], allow me to be in your service, to honor you and love you as my Lord and Master.”
-St. Alphonsus Liguori
