Saint Joseph

The Protector of His People

March 19, 2025By Servants Of The Holy Family

Feast of St. Joseph 2025
We have absolute confidence in our Father, St. Joseph, and we know that he will protect his people just as he protected the Holy Family. The devotion to St. Joseph has been practiced from the early days of the Church, and later St. Pius V established the feast day more permanently. He helped facilitate the Incarnation, and because of this he is tied closely to the Hypostatic Union. We see in him an example of the semi-contemplative life of prayer and work. His heart always remained in Heaven, even in the busyness of his profession. St. Joseph is the greatest of all the saints, after the Virgin Mary. He is the Protector of the Holy Church and patron of the dying. The saints tell us that there is nothing that he cannot obtain for us if we ask.
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The Christian Society

May 3, 2024By Servants Of The Holy Family

Conference given on
1st Friday May 2024
Although some traditional Catholics refuse to celebrate the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, because they believe it is Communist in origin, the fact is that it is an example of the Church’s Christianization of something contrary to the Faith. There are many examples of this throughout the history of the Church. In order to understand the devil’s influence in the world and how it affects us, we should know the definitions of fascism, socialism, communism, existentialism, and capitalism. The Christian view is that labor is the means of showing obediential love, and is to be offered for the love of God and neighbor. This is what gives our work merit. What matters in life is not what we do, but the degree of love with which we do it.
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Fundamentals For Fatherhood

June 19, 2022By Servants Of The Holy Family

2^nd Sunday after Pentecost 2022
With the vocation of fatherhood being so attacked in the world today, it is more important than ever for Catholic fathers to hold fast to the holy principals of their vocation. True manhood, with its accompanying virtues of perseverance, responsibility, and love of neighbor, is the essential foundation for this vocation. The father as the head of the family is responsible before all others for, not only the intellectual, but also the spiritual education of his children. In following the example of the great saintly fathers of Catholic history, men will be able to meet the expectation of this most necessary calling.
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The Father of Vocations

March 19, 2015By Servants Of The Holy Family

Feast of Saint Joseph 2015
When a person is given a vocation, he is always given the divine help necessary to reach his final goal of Heaven. Even the people who miss their divine calling are given sufficient grace to save their souls. Many people, especially in our days, lack confidence in God and are too afraid to fulfill their great calling in life. St. Joseph was called to be the spouse of the Mother of God and the earthly representative of God the Father. This was a vocation which was truly beyond human ability to fulfill. The only doubts St. Joseph entertained were doubts about his own judgment. He recognized his poverty in every way, but was filled with confidence in God. Like the priest, St. Joseph had custody over the Body of the Son of God and was willing to lay down his life to protect Him. The patron of all our needs is St. Joseph.
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A Father to Us All

March 19, 2012By Servants Of The Holy Family

Feast of St. Joseph 2012
In the Hypostatic Union of Jesus Christ, He possessed no human personality, and because of this, His human nature is transcendent and universal. In a sense all our human natures are found in His. St. Joseph, who was chosen to be the father and protector of Our Lord’s Body on Earth, is a true father to the Mystical Body of Christ – our father. When a boy comes into his manhood, he realizes an inherent responsibility to be a protector of those around him, especially the most needy. A true man must possess both strength and compassion and St. Joseph is the perfect exemplar of these manly virtues. We frequently remember the sorrows of the Blessed Mother, but we neglect to remember how much St. Joseph sacrificed and suffered in the care of the Holy Family. The age when the whole Church will recognize the greatness and authority of this Patron of the Universal Church is yet to be seen.
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