Miracolosa (Italy, 1855) – Birth of Saint Jacinta of Fatima Jesus, Mary and Joseph prayed as a family Jesus, Mary and Joseph prayed together, reading Torah passages and reciting the great ancient blessings

1603) - Saint Casimir – 15th apparition in Lourdes The presence of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary In this month of Saint Joseph, which began on March 1st, we should remember how much the discreet and [...] important dates: Saint Joseph appeared in Cotignac, France in 1660. He revealed the location of a spring hidden under a rock to a shepherd. In Kalisz, Poland (1670), Saint Joseph healed a man after showing [...] and God the Father – this painting is entitled “Go to Joseph.” In 1870, Pope Pius IX entrusted the Church to the special protection of St Joseph, declaring him "patron of the Universal Church." In 1879

August 17- Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland (1879) In Knock, the Virgin appeared with Saint Joseph and Saint John On the rainy Thursday evening of August 21, 1879, at about 9 o'clock in the evening [...] clothed in white robes with a brilliant crown on her head. She was in an attitude of prayer. Saint Joseph and Saint John the Evangelist stood at her side. The witnesses also saw an "altar" with a lamb and

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and the Third Secret The interpretation of the third secret given by the Virgin Mary to the young seers of Fatima, Portugal, in 1917, was made in 2000 by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

December 19 - Our Lady of Toledo (Spain, 657) What Did Joseph and Mary Do Near the Manger They looked at, contemplated and admired the Christ Child. That is all they did near the manger. They were deep

Our Lady of Ratisbon (Bavaria, 1842) - Blessed Charles de Foucauld First through Mary, then through Joseph You have decided that the providential channels of your graces would be your saintly parents; that [...] your benefits would habitually reach us, in the supernatural order, first through Mary, then through Joseph. And so, Lord, you gave us your own parents as our parents. You make us receive from whom you received

June 26 - Our Lady of Consolation (Rome, Italy, 1470) Joseph and Mary: The Holy Married Couple We see that at the beginning of the New Testament, as at the beginning of the Old, there is a married couple [...] couple. But 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. The Savior began the work of salvation

Jesus attended Saint Joseph's school for daily work, but we also know that Joseph had the Child God, of whom he was the foster Father, as his own spiritual guide. In Saint Joseph, we admire the righteous [...] March 14 - Our Lady of the Breche (Chartres, France, 1568) Take Saint Joseph as Our Own Adoptive Father Saint Joseph is often unrecognized, not to say unknown, although he is very great in God's eyes. [...] When we think of Saint Joseph, we imagine him most of the time with the Child Jesus in his arms or working beside Him in his humble workshop of Nazareth. It is true that Saint Joseph lived in the intimacy

March 11 - Our Lady of the Forests (Great Britain, 1419) To Jesus through Mary, with Joseph Hail Joseph, blessed with Divine Grace, the Savior rested in your arms and grew before your eyes. Blessed are [...] and Mary said "yes" at the Incarnation on behalf of all humanity, but Joseph also said "yes" to be the head of the Holy Family. Joseph was great, righteous, had given his life to God, and he was waiting [...] are you among all men, and blessed is the fruit of your Virginal Spouse, Jesus. Holy Joseph, foster Father of the Son of God, pray for us, watch over our family, health and work, until our last day, and

March 13 - Our Lady of the Rose (Italy, 1655) Joseph, the Faithful Cooperator This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was [...] was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being an upright man and wanting to spare her disgrace, decided to divorce her quietly. He had made up his mind to do this when suddenly [...] suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She