St Joseph is the great foster father of Jesus, specially chosen by God the Heavenly Father for this special vocation. He is called to protect, guide and provide for the needs of the Holy family, for Jesus and Mary. He cares for Jesus as a small child and into adulthood.
This unique gift of fatherhood and his own life lived in holiness, exemplies the providential care of a loving father . St Joseph was tasked with nurturing Jesus’ growth in wisdom and stature before God and men.
St Joseph was a Jewish man, from the root and stock of King David yet was a poor man humble in stature putting the needs of Jesus and Mary first. He selflessly accepted the cross of preventing Mary’s scandalisation through accepting her as his wife, believing she was with child of the Holy Spirit, as revealed by God through an angel in a dream.
As head of the Holy family, he can teach us and impart to us the virtue of holiness. St Joseph the wonder worker and terror of demons can become the great protector and head of one’s own family helping it to become an icon of the Holy Family, in a unity of loving communion, reflecting the Love of The Holy Trinity.
Our act of consecration to St Joseph helps us faithfully to preserve family life from the assaults of Satan, who is intent on the destruction of family life as a very means to undermine the Church. Never has there been a greater need to protect family life in our day and share the Catholic Faith and Catechism to nurture children for the Kingdom of God - and help the Gospel spread to the ends of the earth for mankind’s salvation and sanctification.
‘“After Our Lady had disappeared into the immense distance of the firmament, we beheld St. Joseph with the Child Jesus and Our Lady robed in white with a blue mantle, beside the sun. St. Joseph and the Child Jesus appeared to bless the world, for they traced the Sign of the Cross with their hands. When, a little later, this apparition disappeared, I saw Our Lord and Our Lady; it seemed to me that it was Our Lady of Sorrows. Our Lord appeared to bless the world in the same manner as St. Joseph had done. This apparition also vanished, and I saw Our Lady once more, this time resembling Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.”
-Sr. Lucia in speaking about the sixth apparition at Fatima (the Miracle of the Sun)”
‘According to some who have studied the apparitions at Fatima, the vision of the Holy Family—with the peaceful St. Joseph and the Child Jesus—seems to contrast with the events of the “Miracle of the Sun,” in which the sun whirled about out of control in the sky just moments later. According to Msgr. Joseph Cirrincione,
” . . . the future event which both scenes foreshadow, has to do with fatherhood . . . St. Joseph was holding the Child Jesus and both were blessing the world, while Our Lady of the Rosary looked on. I see in that peaceful scene a reminder of what we pray in the Litany of St. Joseph, ‘Head of the Holy Family, Pray for us.’ And in the convulsions of the sun, I see an ominous foreshadowing of the consequences for the world which are sure to be felt if the true fatherhood of the family are rejected by mankind.”’
(Online: https://www.goodcatholic.com/st-joseph-and-the-lesser-known-fatima-apparition/)
One way to restore fatherhood in the human family is to partake in a 33-day consecration to St Joseph. This may begin on 15th February ending on 19th March 2026, the Feast of St Joseph. One can use the Consecration prayers put together by Fr Donald Calloway MIC (See 33 days prayers following the links below)
Through our own consecration one may embrace St Joseph as exemplar father figure and head of our families, as he is head of the holy family. Through his intercession we may come to know more fully the Love of Our Heavenly Father, in and through His Beloved Son Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit. May Our families become icons of The Holy family reflecting The Divine Love of The Holy Trinity, a communion of self emptying sacrificial love outpoured. Amen, Lord Faithful King
DAY 1 - WHY CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH?
DAY 2 - THE LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH
DAY 3 - GOD, THE FATHER OF HEAVEN, HAVE MERCY ON US
DAY 4 - GOD, THE SON, REDEEMER OF THE WORLD, HAVE MERCY ON US
DAY 5 - GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, HAVE MERCY ON US
DAY 6 - HOLY TRINITY, ONE GOD, HAVE MERCY ON US
DAY 7 - HOLY MARY, PRAY FOR US
DAY 8 - SAINT JOSEPH, PRAY FOR US
DAY 9 - NOBLE OFFSPRING OF DAVID, PRAY FOR US
DAY 10 - LIGHT OF PATRIARCHS, PRAY FOR US
DAY 11 - SPOUSE OF THE MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY FOR US
DAY 12 - CHASTE GUARDIAN OF THE VIRGIN, PRAY FOR US
DAY 13 - FOSTER FATHER OF THE SON OF GOD, PRAY FOR US
DAY 14 - ZEALOUS DEFENDER OF CHRIST, PRAY FOR US
DAY 15 - HEAD OF THE HOLY FAMILY, PRAY FOR US
DAY 16 - JOSEPH MOST JUST, PRAY FOR US
DAY 17 - JOSEPH MOST CHASTE, PRAY FOR US
DAY 18 - JOSEPH MOST PRUDENT, PRAY FOR US
DAY 19 - JOSEPH MOST COURAGEOUS, PRAY FOR US
DAY 20 - JOSEPH MOST OBEDIENT, PRAY FOR US
DAY 21 - JOSEPH MOST FAITHFUL, PRAY FOR US
DAY 22 - MIRROR OF PATIENCE, PRAY FOR US
DAY 23 - LOVER OF POVERTY, PRAY FOR US
DAY 24 - MODEL OF WORKMEN, PRAY FOR US
DAY 25 - GLORY OF DOMESTIC LIFE, PRAY FOR US
DAY 26 - GUARDIAN OF VIRGINS, PRAY FOR US
DAY 27 - PILLAR OF FAMILIES, PRAY FOR US
DAY 28 - COMFORT OF THE AFFLICTED, PRAY FOR US
DAY 29 - HOPE OF THE SICK, PRAY FOR US
DAY 30 - PATRON OF THE DYING, PRAY FOR US
DAY 31 - TERROR OF DEMONS, PRAY FOR US
DAY 32 - PROTECTOR OF THE HOLY CHURCH, PRAY FOR US
DAY 33 - HE MADE HIM THE LORD OF HIS HOUSEHOLD, AND PRINCE OVER ALL HIS POSSESSIONS
“Used with permission of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Stockbridge, MA USA.”
