NOVENA TO SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
SEVENTH DAY - MARCH 16
It is beyond doubt that Christ did not deny to Joseph in heaven that intimacy, respect and high honor which he showed to him as to a father during his own human life, but rather completed and perfected it. Justifiably the words of Our Lord should be applied to him, “Enter into the joy of your Lord.” Although it is the joy of eternal happiness that comes into the heart of man, Our Lord prefers to say to him “enter into joy”.
The mystical implication is that this joy is not just inside man, but surrounds him everywhere and absorbs him, as if he were plunged in an infinite abyss. Therefore be mindful of us, blessed Joseph and intercede for us with Him Whom men thought to be your Son. Win for us the favor of the most Blessed Virgin your spouse, the Mother of Him Who lives and reigns with the Holy Spirit through ages unending. Amen.
Excerpt from a sermon on Saint Joseph
By Saint Bernardine of Siena
By Saint Bernardine of Siena
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