Join Day 1 of the Novena to St. Joseph

Dear Friend, 

Did you know that Our Lord wants his most holy spiritual father St. Joseph to be your father as well?

St. Joseph is one of the most powerful intercessors of all the Saints, second only to Our Blessed Mother herself.

Our Lord wants you to experience the caring intercession and paternal protection of his most-loving spiritual father St. Joseph in the midst of your struggle to carry your own cross.

We know this because of these titles bestowed on St. Joseph by the Catholic Church: Terror of Demons and Protector of the Holy Church.

How did St. Joseph earn these titles?

When Herod sent his men after Our Lord who at the time was only an infant, St. Joseph protected Him and the Blessed Mother by leading them into Egypt. The path led them across a perilous dry desert filled with bandits, but St. Joseph, the most masculine of saints persevered, trusted in God's grace, and protected his family.

Through his masculine virtues he cultivated all his life, St. Joseph, a mere mortal man, a simple Jewish laborer from Nazareth, conquered his invisible demonic enemies who whispered in Herod's ear. Therefore, as the Terror of Demons and as your spiritual father, St. Joseph will stand with you in your daily battles and defeat your spiritual enemies.

Through his heroic masculinity and courage, St. Joseph protected Our Lord, With Whom we become One Flesh by receiving the Holy Eucharist. As St. Paul says, the Church is the Body, and Christ is the Head. Therefore, as Protector of the Holy Church and as your spiritual father, St. Joseph will protect you as he protected Our Lord, especially during these most difficult times.

St. Joseph loves Our Lord and Our Lady with more love than any other human being ever will. During his earthly life, he provided for them, protected them, cherished them, suffered for them, and even died in their holy presence. 

Let us ask our spiritual father to love Our Lord and Our Lady as he did so that he may empower us to fight bravely for their honor.

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March 11-19

Your friend in Jesus and Mary,

Thomas J. McKenna 
Founder and President
Catholic Action         

Catholic Action For Faith And Family
http://www.catholicaction.org/