Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker

 SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER

1 MAY

Today as the World celebrates Labor Day, the Church also remembers Saint Joseph the Worker. Saint Joseph was the foster father of our Lord Jesus Christ, refer to the Gospel of Matthew 1: 18-25.

He was a man of integrity and of great heart.

He taught the Lord Jesus real human life and He also taught us the importance of fulfilling our answer to every task we are assigned.

In 1870 Holy Father Pius IX proclaimed Saint Joseph as Patron saint and Holy Father Benedict XV also declared Saint Joseph to be the Protector of the Workers.

In 1955 Holy Father Pius XII officially sanctioned the festival to coincide with the International Workers' Day.

Reflection:

This life of Saint Joseph the Worker teaches us to value legitimate work as the basis and dignity of every human being in the eyes of men because unemployment is against the precepts and will of GOD, GOD himself also worked, refer to the book of Genesis about creation we read that GOD worked read Genesis 1: 1 -.The Apostle Paul in one of his sermons or writings to emphasize the importance of work and said that he who does not work should not eat.

We are invited today to be people to do and appreciate our legitimate work in order to be able to run our daily lives otherwise it would be a great sin to live without working.

These Saints are also remembered for today's date

St. Marculf

St. Aceolus

St. Acius

St. Aldebrandus

St. Amator

St. andeolus

St. Arigius

St. Asaph

St. Augustus Schoffler

St. Benedict of Szkalka

St. Bertha of Kent

St. Bertha of Val d'Or

St. Brieuc

St. Buriana

St. Ceallach

St. Cominus

St. Evermarus

St. Grata

St. Isidora

St. John-Louis Bonnard

St. Orentius

Sts. Orentius and Patientia

St. Panacea

St. Peregrine Laziosi

St. Riccardo Pampuri

St. Theodard

St. Ultan

Saint Joseph, Saints and Blessed pray to GOD that we may be people who appreciate our legitimate work for the well-being of the Family, the Community, the Church and the Nation as a whole. 

Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel

 

This prayer is never known to fail and is to be said for three (3) consecutive days.

Prayer to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: 

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendour of Heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God; Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me you are my Mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succour me in my necessity (mention your request here). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands (3 times). Amen.

Do you find yourself in need of prayer looking for work? We offer this prayer to St. Joseph for Employment in the hope it might provide some relief and comfort to those of you caught in this position.

As we enter the month of May with the memorial of St Joseph the Worker on May 1st, let us turn to Saint Joseph to teach us the awareness of the presence of God in all circumstances. Of course, we also think of the Blessed Virgin Mary to whom we lovingly dedicate the month of May. Jesus is truth and Mary is trust!

A PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH FOR EMPLOYMENT

Dear Saint Joseph, you were yourself once faced with the responsibility of providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary. Look down with fatherly compassion upon me in my anxiety with my present inability to support my family. Please help me find gainful employment very soon, so that this great burden of concern will be lifted from my heart and that I am soon able to provide for those whom God has entrusted to my care. Help me guard against discouragement, so that I may emerge from this trial spiritually enriched and with even greater blessings from God. Amen.

Prayer Of Command

 

Say this prayer to Jesus  for you and your family  protection when you are experiencing attacks from the enemies.  

Spiritual Warfare Protection Prayer

To Ward Off the Enemies 

In His name and by the power of His Cross and Blood, I ask Jesus to bind any evil spirits, forces and powers of the earth, air, fire, or water, of the netherworld and the satanic forces of nature.

By the power of the Holy Spirit and by His authority, I ask Jesus Christ to break any curses, hexes, or spells and send them back to where they came from, if it be His Holy Will.

I beseech Thee Lord Jesus to protect us by pouring Thy Precious Blood on us (my family, etc.), which Thou hast shed for us and I ask Thee to command that any departing spirits leave quietly, without disturbance, and go straight to Thy Cross to dispose of as Thou sees fit.

I ask Thee to bind any demonic interaction, interplay or communications.

I place N. (person, place or thing) under the protection of the Blood of Jesus Christ which He shed for us.

Amen.

Prayer Against Retaliation

 

Lord Jesus Christ, in your love and mercy, pour Thy Precious Blood over N. (me) so that no demon or disembodied spirit may retaliate against him (her) (me).

Mary, surround him (her) (me) with thy mantle, blocking any retaliating spirits from having any authority over him (her) (me).

St. Michael, surround him (her) (me) with thy shield, so that no evil spirit may take revenge on him (her) (me).

Queen of Heaven and St. Michael, send down the legions of angels under your command to fight off any spirits that would seek to harm him (her) (me).

All you saints of heaven, impede any retaliating spirit from influencing him (her) (me).

Lord, Thou are the Just Judge, the avenger of the wicked, the Advocate of the Just, we beg in Thy mercy, that all we ask of Mary, the angels and the saints of Heaven be also granted to all our loved ones, those who pray for us and their loved ones, that for Thy Glory’s sake, we may enjoy Thy perfect protection.

Amen.

Short version:
I bind in the Blood of Jesus all of your hooks, lines and tentacles, your roots, attachments and attenuations and I command you in the Name of Jesus to remove them now completely and entirely:

In the Name of Jesus, remove them now. (Thrice)

Prayer To Saint Joseph By Pope Leo XIII

 

Prayer to St. Joseph after the Rosary

In Catholic traditions, Joseph is regarded as the patron saint of workers and is associated with various feast days. He is also patron of the unborn children, fathers, travelers, immigrants, and a happy death.

This prayer to Saint Joseph—spouse of the Virgin Mary, foster father of Jesus, and patron saint of the universal Church—was composed by Pope Leo XIII in his 1889 encyclical, Quamquam pluries. He asked that it be added to the end of the Rosary, especially during the month of October, which is dedicated to the Rosary. It may be said after the customary Salve Regina and concluding prayer, and may also be used to conclude other Marian devotions.


Year of Saint Joseph.

The prayer is ordinarily enriched with a partial indulgence (Handbook of Indulgences, conc. 19). During the Year of Saint Joseph, however—which lasts from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021—the use of this prayer has been included among those enriched with a plenary indulgence (see Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary issued Dec. 8, 2020, section E). It may be said on any day of the Year of Saint Joseph, but especially on his various feast days or other devotional days dedicated to St. Joseph:
December 27, 2020, the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
March 19, 2021, the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
May 1, 2021, the Optional Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker
the nineteenth day of each month
every Wednesday, the traditional day of the week for devotions to Saint Joseph
"St. Joseph Sunday" and suitable days of other liturgical rites in the Eastern Catholic Churches


Prayer to Saint Joseph

To you, O blessed Joseph,
do we come in our tribulation,
and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also.

Through that charity which bound you
to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God
and through the paternal love
with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance
which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood,
and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.

O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family,
defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;
O most loving father, ward off from us
every contagion of error and corrupting influence;
O our most mighty protector, be kind to us
and from heaven assist us in our struggle
with the power of darkness.

As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril,
so now protect God's Holy Church
from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity;
shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection,
so that, supported by your example and your aid,
we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness,
and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven.

Amen.

Reflection:

To capture the devotion to Saint Joseph within the Catholic liturgy, in 1870, Pope Pius IX declared Saint Joseph the patron of the universal Church. In 1955, Pope Pius XII added the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker. This silent saint, who was given the noble task of caring and watching over the Virgin Mary and Jesus, now cares for and watches over the Church and models for all the dignity of human work.

Mary Undoer of Knots Novena- How it Began

 

ABOUT Novena to Mary Undoer of Knots

How this devotion started?

To show us the mission granted to the Virgin Mary by Her Son, an artist Johann Melchior Georg Schmittdner painted Mary Undoer of Knots with great grace. Since 1700, His painting has been venerated in the Church of St. Peter in Perlack, Augsburg, Germany. It was originally inspired by a meditation of Saint Irenaeus (Bishop of Lyon and martyred in 202) based on the parallel made by Saint Paul between Adam and Christ. Saint Irenaeus, in turn, made a comparison between Eve and Mary, saying:“Eve, by her disobedience, tied the knot of disgrace for the human race; whereas Mary, by her obedience, undid it”.

But what are these knots?

There are the problems and struggles we face for which we do not see any solution … knots of discord in your family, lack of understanding between parents and children, disrespect, violence, the knots of deep hurts between husband and wife, the absence of peace and joy at home. There are also the knots of anguish and despair of separated couples, the dissolution of the family, the knots of a drug addict son or daughter, sick or separated from home or God, knots of alcoholism, the practice of abortion, depression, unemployment, fear, solitude…Ah, the knots of our life! How they suffocate the soul, beat us down and betray the heart’s joy and separate us from God.

Day after day, more and more Christians kneel to pray to Her as soon as they meet the Mother of the Fair Love.  Many families have become reconciled! Many diseases have been healed! Many spouses have returned to the Church! Many jobs have been given! Many conversions have taken place! Many Catholics have been on their knees praying and giving thanks for graces received from our sweet Mother.

For that reason, Mary Who undoes the knots, Who was chosen by God to crush the evil with Her feet, comes to us to reveal Herself. She comes to provide jobs, good health, to reconcile families, because She wants to undo the knots of our sins which dominate our lives, so that – as sons of the King – we can receive the promises reserved for us from eternity. She comes with promises of victory, peace, blessings and reconciliation.

Then, free from our knots – filled with happiness, we can be a testimony of the Divine Power in this world, like pieces of God’s heart or small bottles of perfume exhaling mercy and love to our neighbor. Like ambassador of Jesus Christ and the Virgin of the fair love, we can rescue those who cry without any consolation, those who are lonely, tied with knots, who have no God, no Father nor Mother.

Mother of the Rising Sun, Immaculate, our Advocate, Helper in moments of affliction, Mother of God and made by Him our Mother, this is how Mary, Undoer of Knots is presented. Above all, She comes as the Queen of Mercy, the one who knows all about us, who has compassion for us and hurries to rescue us, praying for each one of us to Her beloved Jesus.

Do you feel like you are going through a rough moment in your life? Here is a prayer of Trust to the most chaste Spouse of Mary for his intercession 🙏

 

Memorare to St. Joseph

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help and sought your intercession were left unassisted. 

Full of confidence in your power I fly unto you and beg your protection. 

Despise not O Guardian of the Redeemer my humble supplication, but in your bounty, hear and answer me. Amen.

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO SAINT JOSEPH

O dearest St. Joseph, I consecrate myself to your honor and give myself to you, that you may always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of salvation. 

Obtain for me a greater purity of heart and fervent love of the interior life. 

After your example may I do all my actions for the greater glory of God, in union with the Divine Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. 

O Blessed St. Joseph, pray for me, that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death. Amen.

Need a Miracle? Here’s St. Jude’s Powerful Prayer for Desperate & Hopeless Cases

 

Have you ever asked St. Jude for prayers?

St. Jude, also known as St. Jude Thaddaeus, was one of Christ’s 12 apostles. He also wrote the Epistle of St. Jude.

Not much is recorded about this apostle, however, there is some evidence that both St. Jude and St. James the Less are cousins to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

It is said that Jesus appeared to St. Bernard of Clairvaux,  asking him “to accept St. Jude as ‘The Patron Saint of the Impossible.’

Jesus also told St. Bridget to dedicate an altar in her church to St. Jude. Jesus said, “The fifth altar…must be for Thaddeus who with the purity of his heart will undoubtedly conquer the devil.”

The Church celebrates St. Jude’s feast day on Oct. 28. He is the patron of impossible, desperate, and hopeless cases.

Prayer to St. Jude, Patron of Impossible, Desperate, & Hopeless Cases

Most holy Apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus,

the Church honors and invokes you universally,

as the patron of difficult cases,

of things almost despaired of.

Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone.

Intercede with God for me

that He bring visible and speedy help

where help is almost despaired of.

Come to my assistance in this great need

that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven

in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly…

(make your request here)

…and that I may praise God with you

and all the saints forever.

I promise, O Blessed St. Jude,

to be ever mindful of this great favor

granted me by God

and to always honor you

as my special and powerful patron,

and to gratefully encourage devotion to you.

Amen.

Prayer 

May the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored and loved in all the tabernacles until the end of time. Amen.

St. Jude, pray for us and hear our prayers. Amen.

Blessed be the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Blessed be the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Blessed be St. Jude Thaddeus, in all the world and for all Eternity.

Prayer for Healing of the Sick 

(say this prayer, followed by the Our Father and the Hail Mary)

Dear Apostle and Martyr for Christ,

you left us an Epistle in the New Testament.

With good reason many invoke you

when illness is at a desperate stage.

We now recommend to your kindness (name of patient), who is in a critical condition.

May the cure of this patient increase his/her faith and love for the Lord of Life,

for the glory of our merciful God.

Amen.

St. Jude, patron of the impossible, please pray for us!

The Novena - a prayer said nine days in a row - to Saint Jude is:

"Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor for all who invoke thee, special patron in time of need; to thee I have recourse from the depth of my heart, and humbly beg thee, to whom God hath given such great power, to come to my assistance; help me now in my urgent need and grant my earnest petition. I will never forget thy graces and the favors thou dost obtain for me and I will do my utmost to spread devotion to thee. Amen."

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Prayer of Trust to the Divine Mercy

 FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY

PRAYER OF TRUST 

I fly to Your mercy, Compassionate God, who alone are good. Although my misery is great, and my offenses are many,  I trust in Your mercy, because You are the God of mercy; and, from time immemorial, it has never been heard of, nor do heaven or earth remember,  that a soul trusting in Your mercy has been disappointed. 

  O God of compassion, You alone can justify me,  and You will never reject me when I,  contrite,  approach Your merciful Heart,  where no one has ever been refused,  even if he were the greatest sinner (1730).

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