{"id":98413,"date":"2015-03-19T17:22:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T22:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=98413"},"modified":"2015-03-19T17:23:03","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T22:23:03","slug":"the-fatherhood-of-saint-joseph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/the-fatherhood-of-saint-joseph\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fatherhood of Saint Joseph"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_98446\" style=\"width: 161px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98446\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-98446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sjoseph-151x190.gif?resize=151%2C190\" alt=\"St Joseph\" width=\"151\" height=\"190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-98446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Joseph<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This homily was\u00a0given at St Mary&#8217;s Cathedral in downtown Austin, TX for the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Read the daily readings for this solemnity at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/031915.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">USCCB&#8217;s daily readings<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>[powerpress]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Points of the Homily for the Feast of Saint Joseph<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entrustment to the fatherhood of Saint Joseph<\/li>\n<li>Saint Joseph &#8211; the Terror of demons<\/li>\n<li>St Joseph the Protector<\/li>\n<li>Saint Joseph the Wisest man<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jvb2mauxcvc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Prayer to Saint Joseph<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_98449\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98449\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-98449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/st-joseph-prayer-180x190.jpg?resize=180%2C190\" alt=\"Saint Joseph with the child Jesus\" width=\"180\" height=\"190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-98449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saint Joseph with the child Jesus<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Oh, <span class=\"text-danger\">St. Joseph<\/span>, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of <span class=\"text-primary\">God<\/span>. I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh, <span class=\"text-danger\">St. Joseph<\/span>, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through <span class=\"text-primary\">Jesus Christ<\/span>, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, <span class=\"text-danger\">St. Joseph<\/span>, I never weary of contemplating you, and <span class=\"text-primary\">Jesus<\/span> asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press <span class=\"text-primary\">Him<\/span> in my name and kiss <span class=\"text-primary\">His<\/span> fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. <span class=\"text-danger\">St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls<\/span> &#8211; Pray for me.<\/p>\n<p>This prayer was found in the fifteenth year of <span class=\"text-primary\">Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ<\/span>. In 1505 it was sent from the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was going into battle. Whoever shall read this prayer or hear it or keep it about themselves, shall never die a sudden death, or be drowned, not shall poison take effect of them; neither shall they fall into the hands of the enemy; or shall be burned in any fire, or shall be overpowered in battle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-98447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stained-glass-St-Joseph-489x700.jpg?resize=489%2C700\" alt=\"stained-glass-St-Joseph\" width=\"489\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This homily was\u00a0given at St Mary&#8217;s Cathedral in downtown Austin, TX for the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Read the daily readings for this solemnity at USCCB&#8217;s daily readings\u00a0page. [powerpress] Main Points of the Homily for the Feast of Saint Joseph Entrustment to the fatherhood of Saint Joseph Saint Joseph&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/the-fatherhood-of-saint-joseph\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[90],"tags":[2725,673,487,591,490,371],"class_list":["post-98413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-faith-blog","tag-exorcisms","tag-feast","tag-holy-family","tag-lent","tag-solemnity","tag-st-joseph","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1591332,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/the-crowning-of-st-joseph\/","url_meta":{"origin":98413,"position":0},"title":"The Crowning of St. Joseph!","author":"Deacon Guadalupe Rodriguez","date":"March 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cThus should he be honored whom the King desires to honor!\u201d The Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary is on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.\u00a0 This year is also the 61st anniversary of the church approved apparitions of St. Joseph in America in which Sr. Mary Ephrem\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Column&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Column","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/column\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atxcatholic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image4-550x392.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atxcatholic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image4-550x392.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atxcatholic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image4-550x392.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2102310,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/consecration-to-st-joseph-ii-the-medal-of-st-joseph\/","url_meta":{"origin":98413,"position":1},"title":"Consecration to St. Joseph II: The Medal of St. Joseph","author":"Deacon Guadalupe Rodriguez","date":"February 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"As February 16, 2020 nears for the start of the Consecration to St. Joseph let us begin to prepare our hearts to encounter the man who most influenced Our Lord Jesus Christ, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Andr\u00e9 Bessette, and many others.\u00a0 Let us prepare for 33 days to enter\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Faith&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Faith","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/blog\/faith-blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atxcatholic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image18-190x190.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2722503,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/consecration-to-st-joseph-vi-st-joseph-most-faithful-pray-for-us\/","url_meta":{"origin":98413,"position":2},"title":"CONSECRATION TO ST. 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