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Christ Learning How to Walk
I recently saw this image on a colleague’s blog and wanted to share it with you all. It is an illustration from a late medieval Book of Hours (prayer book with the Divine Office), belonging to...
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Magi from the East Visit the Child
The nativity scene in the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, with the Three Kings or Magi now in the scene and approaching the Divine Child with their gifts: And the Bambinello – the Baby...
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Families and Single Persons
One of the themes that I have started posting about here is that of the domestic church – the way we live our faith in private, most of all in the family home. In this regard, I want to share with you...
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Is Anyone Among You Sick?
The Death of St. Joseph At the Wednesday General Audience today, Pope Francis catechized about the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick – one of the most misunderstood sacraments. The Church teaches...
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A Name Day
Today*, March 19th, the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, is the name day or onomastico of Joseph Ratzinger – Benedict XVI. Happy name day, Holy Father! Say a prayer for the Pope Emeritus today. Do you...
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Happy Feast of St. Joseph
Today’s feast is a Solemnity, which means that we are not required to undertake our Lenten penances (though it is certainly a fine idea to do them anyhow). St. Joseph, pray for us. Time-permitting, I...
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Some Local Devotion
In the 13th-century basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, near where I live, they had this altar set up for St. Joseph today: Doctored-up cell phone photo. This image, as far as I recall, is not...
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Patron of a Happy Death
St. Joseph had a happy death because Jesus and Mary were at his side. Therefore, he is the patron of a happy death. Let us pray to him – we are all going to die – so that our own death may be a happy...
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Veiled Images for Passiontide
Here is a cell phone snapshot of some of the veiled images in a church in my hometown, where I am visiting right now. The colors aren’t quite right – the veils were definitely purple. With covers that...
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Put St. Joseph to Work for You
Happy Feast of St. Joseph the Worker! Devotion to St. Joseph is a healthy part of any Catholic spirituality. The child Jesus in St. Joseph’s workshop. There is an endearing article today on Vatican...
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Month of May
Another month of May is upon us, and so another month dedicated to Our Lady. Although we begin it with today’s feast of St. Joseph the Worker, we will conclude it with the Feast of the Visitation....
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Devotion to St. Joseph: A Story
The holy death of St. Joseph. On this Solemnity of St. Joseph, I am pleased to share my translation of a brief story from an Italian devotional book. I translated the text as it was found on the blog...
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Merry Christmas to All
Receive my prayers and wishes for a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! Tagged: Blessed Mother, Catholic Culture, Christ, Christmas, Images, Prayers, St Joseph
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Praying to St. Joseph for Priests
Another Solemnity of St. Joseph is upon us — normally celebrated today, but transferred to Monday the 20th this year because of today’s being a Sunday. Devotion to St. Joseph has been growing in the...
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A Heart for Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph has worked great miracles in my parish, starting with a major (and urgent) exterior renovation that was completed in the past couple of years – and many other things besides. In recent...
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