Do you want to sell your home? Some people purchase a statue of St. Joseph,
bury it upside down facing the home. One internet site has a 30 day money back
guarantee! Please dig him up after you
sell your home and put him in a place of honor in your new home!
Joseph is so much more than selling real estate!
Stained glass window, Statue in our church and in
Nativity
Chosen for Mary – Chosen by God
Man of Silence
Recorded words of St. Joseph 0
Padre Pio – What language does God speak – the
language of silence
Cure of Ars would see old farmer in church – I look at
Him, He looks at me.
Parents – sit is silence, spoke volumes.
It is impossible to develop the interior life w/o
silence.
Joseph – in silence – could hear God and learn how to
act on God’s will. This is the meaning
of obedience – "ob audire" – to listen or to hear
Faith led him to Obedience
Mary expecting baby – journey to Bethlehem – no room
in Inn, Flight to Egypt – lost in Temple
This is not what he had planned.
Don’t be afraid – I am with you!
St. Bernard – God does not give a challenge, call or
duty without the grace to accomplish it.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words.
He did as the angel of the Lord commanded him.
He takes Mary home & takes the child as his own.
Woman tells priest – I am now a Baptist. When I became
sick I told the priest and he promised to pray for me. My Baptist neighbors cooked a meal for me and
brought me to the doctor. This is why
our Ministry of Care is so important and I hope many more become involved –
actions speak louder than words!
Joseph – a guardian and protector
We are also guardians and protectors. So many of us are entrusted with the care of
children – home, school , neighborhood, sports.
Task of guarding the Son of God that we meet in others.
Thank you Joseph – more than selling homes – Listen to
God, Obedient to God, a Man of Action who Protected Children. St. Joseph, pray for us!!!
(Thanks to Timothy Cardinal Dolan who inspired some of these thoughts in his book "Advent Reflections - Come Lord Jesus!)
