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Go to Joseph!
“Of old it was said to the needy and suffering people in the kingdom of Egypt: ‘Go to Joseph, and do all that he
shall say to you.’ (Gen. 41:55).
“The same is now said by the Sovereign Pontiff to all needy and suffering people in the kingdom of the Church:
GO TO JOSEPH. . . .
“What was truly said of the first Joseph, as to his future, and as to his goodness, his chastity, his patience, his
wisdom, his influence with the king,
his power over the people, and his love for his brethren, is verified much more perfectly, even to this day, in the
second JOSEPH.”
—Herbert Cardinal Vaughan
Archbishop of Westminster
Let Us Pray
O God, Who in Thine ineffable Providence didst
vouchsafe to choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse
of Thy most holy Mother, grant, we beseech Thee,
that he whom we venerate as our protector on earth
may be our intercessor in Heaven. Who lives and
reigns forever and ever. Amen.
1. During the first visit, consider St. Joseph’s fidelity to grace. Reflect upon the action of the Holy Ghost in his
soul. At the conclusion of this brief meditation, thank God for so honoring St. Joseph, and ask, through his
intercession, for a similar grace.
2. Later in the day, consider St. Joseph’s fidelity to the interior life. Study his spirit of recollection. Think, thank
God, and ask.
3. Later still, consider St. Joseph’s love for Our Lady. Think, thank God, and ask.
4. Finally, in a fourth visit, reflect upon St. Joseph’s love for the Divine Child. Think, thank God, and ask.
Excerpts are from Favorite Prayers to St. Joseph by TAN Books & Publishers