St Joseph

The Month of St Joseph
by Rev M. de Langalerie

St. Teresa of Avila tells us, “I took for my advocate and lord the glorious Saint Joseph and commended myself earnestly to him...he gave me greater blessings than I could ask of him. I do not remember even now that I have ever asked anything of him which he has failed to grant.”

This hidden saint, the blessed foster-father of our Lord and protector of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a powerful intercessor for us, as well as a model of perfect virtue.  The bible records not a single word of his, yet we know that in the holy house at Nazareth, the young Jesus—the Word made Flesh—was subject to him. Through this series of daily meditations for the month of March, we may increase our devotion to this great saint while also making a fruitful use of the days of Lent.

As patron not only of fathers and of the worker, but of the universal church, all of us—men and women, old and young—would do well to look to him in our every need.

Paperback, size 7" x 4.37", 214 pages

Catholic Stories For Boys & Girls III
by Catholic Nuns in America

Continue your family’s reading adventures with Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls, Volume III! In the penultimate volume of this four-part series read:

• “Begga’s Bracelet”—The Irish Princess Begga’s promise to live for God alone - St Begga
• “In the Tower of London”—The story of St. Edmund Campion, with the disguises he used and dangers he faced as a priest to keep the Catholic Faith alive in England
• “Joseph”—A fictional account of the life of Saint Joseph from boyhood to his holy, happy death
• “Louise”— The story of how Louise’s generosity and kindness from childhood led her to sainthood - St Louise de Marillac

Written to be read aloud for the entire family’s entertainment, Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls offers four volumes each holding a handful of happy and courageous stories, compiled and written by Catholic nuns in the 1930's. Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls appeals to the whole family by using simple vocabulary to engage children but also providing well-developed plots to captivate adults’ interest.

Each story highlights a different virtue, and, to reinforce the virtue, every chapter closes with a two-line rhyming verse that provides both a chapter summary and a pithy message, all underlining the books’ main theme—the Church gives life to the soul through grace. Excellent when read by children, and even better when read to children by parents and older siblings, these timeless stories show the reward of virtue by the wondrous events that occur when one is generous with God.

As taken from the front cover of the book, the stories herein are republished in the hope that in a small way the Faith, Culture, and Tradition of the Holy Catholic Church may be preserved for our most prized possession, our children.

Our prayer for these books is the same as Baltimore’s first Archbishop, the Most Reverend Michael J. Curley, prayed when these books were first published:

“May our Divine Lord bless each boy and girl who reads these stories, as well as every one who helps to place them in their hands.”

Hardcover, size 7" x 4.75", 141 pages, Illustrated

The Month of St. Joseph by the Abbé Berlioux is a powerful tool with which to equip the devotee as he embarks upon the month of March, and a fitting one. Each chapter contains the whole day’s reading, prayer, and a fitting example for the reading, usually taken from the author’s personal knowledge or some other historical example. As each of the thirty-one days of March progress, the subjects cover every possible facet of the life and history of St. Joseph, solidifying for the devotee a rich theological truth and piety.
The subjects, containing two short points each day, range from St. Joseph’s fatherhood and devotion as a husband, his poverty, his holy name, his meekness, his exile in Egypt, and life in Nazareth, his example as a worker, and his aid at death beds.  So many more subjects are given, which seem to exhaust the complete realm of St. Joseph’s honor, glory, and aid to his devotees.  The readings are short and easy for modern man to complete for a morning meditation or between a life of busy labors.

Likewise the prayers following each daily reading are concise and powerful, always containing a petition to beg the grace and strength to imitate the saint.  They are also matched to the theme of the reading.

The examples after each reading and prayer reflect upon each truth taught each day.  Many of the stories are literally of miraculous events, and others are simply inspiring about individuals who lived a deeply devoted life consecrated to St. Joseph.  In these latter, what really shines is the fact that with a fervent devotion to and trust in St. Joseph, even the impossible will be made possible.

The Month of Saint Joseph was first published in the French language in Grenoble in 1872.  The book was soon after translated for the English-speaking world.  The Abbé Berlioux was a priest of the diocese of Grenoble and was the Curé of the church of St. Bruno.  In his works he often uses a literary charm of addressing the reader as “Christian Soul”.  In this work, he repeats this name in nearly each day’s reading as he gets to the point of what the individual could do to utilize and live a Christian life based on a greater devotion to the holy patriarch, increasing the seriousness of the tone as well as the attention of the reader with it.

Read The Month of St. Joseph to increase in the soul the love of Christ’s foster-father.  The devotion taught in its pages will take the reader by the hand and lead him to live more fully the life of a brother of Christ.  In its pages you will find:

• An organized 31 days of St. Joseph devotions for the complete month of March
• Daily spiritual reading on the life, character, and devotions of St. Joseph
• Daily prayers to the holy foster-father of Jesus
• Daily examples of true-life stories that draw out the truths within each day’s reading.
• A collection of devotions and prayers

The 8.25"L Sleeping Saint Joseph Figure from the acclaimed Joseph's Studio Renaissance Collection is meticulously crafted by master artisans with great attention to color and detail. It is a fantastic addition to any home or devotion area.

• Dimensions: 8.25"W X 2.25"H
• Materials: Resin

Joseph's Studio collection offers the highest quality and most intricately designed religious figurines, statues, busts and more. They are each hand-painted and made of the best materials. 

St Joseph Statue 6.25"
by Joseph's Studio

This St Joseph statue from the acclaimed Renaissance Collection is meticulously crafted by master artisans with great attention to color and detail. It is a fantastic addition to any home or devotion area.

• Dimensions: 6.25"H 2.38"W 1.88"D
• Materials: Resin/Stone Mix

Joseph's Studio collection offers the highest quality and most intricately designed religious figurines, statues, busts and more. They are each hand-painted and made of the best materials. 

• Material: Resin, Stone Mix
• Dimensions:
  • 25cm H x 11cm W x 8.25cm D
  • 10" H X 4.25" W X 3.25" D
• Gift box

This book by beloved author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. introduces Catholic children to the life of Saint Joseph. Among the features of this book are:

• full-color illustrations that depict important events in the life of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
• a biography of Saint Joseph and an explanation of his role as patron and protector of the Catholic Church
• a prayer to Saint Joseph
• durable sewn paperback binding

St. Joseph Picture Book Series, Part 8 of 12 books on the "Super-Heroes of God"--commonly known as Saints--by beloved author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. introduces Catholic children to 15 of the most well-known Saints. Among the features of this book are:

• a full-color illustration of each Saint
• short, easy-to-understand lives of the Saints that offer a window on what made them so special in the eyes of God
• the feast day for each Saint in accordance with the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church
• concluding prayer.

Joseph: The man closest to Jesus
by Fr Francis L. Filas, S.J. 

Never before has all this wealth of intensely interesting and little-known facts about St. Joseph been compiled into a single book. This can truly be called a “little Summa” of St. Joseph, as the only source existing in any language of the complete life, theology and devotional history of St. Joseph. Four previous books of Father Filas are the basis of the present Joseph: The Man Closest to Jesus. Complete revision, expansion of all material that needed updating, and the re-issuance of earlier sections of permanent value make it possible to offer this full thesaurus of facts (sometimes published here for the first time in English) about St. Joseph.

The present book which is a reprint of the 1962 edition is composed of six units. The first analyzes the source material for our knowledge of St. Joseph; the second develops what we can know about St. Joseph’s ancestry, his relationships to other biblical figures, his trade, and his age when he married Our Lady. The third unit is completely devoted to questions concerning his marriage, such as the question of its genuinity, and St. Joseph’s doubt over Mary. In the fourth unit, we are presented with Father Filas’ comprehensive survey of Joseph’s fatherly relationship to Jesus. The fifth section takes up topics of Joseph’s dignity, holiness, supernatural privileges, patronage, and possible advancement in the liturgy. The concluding section surveys the complete history of the devotion to St. Joseph, from the earliest years of the Church to 1962, and quotes (with accompanying commentary) all modern papal pronouncements concerning St. Joseph.

An appendix offers a new translation of all indulgenced and other new prayers honoring St. Joseph. Fully indexed for handy reference.

Hardcover, size 8.25" x 5.25", 677 pages

St Joseph 4" statue
by Joseph's Studio

• Material: Resin
• Dimensions: 4" H x 1.75" W
• Gift box with holy card

The Pious Union of St Joseph for the Salvation of the Dying
by Fr Hugolinus Storff, O.F.M.

The Pious Union of St. Joseph was founded many years ago for the purpose of effectually helping the Dying to obtain through the intercession of St. Joseph, the Patron of the Dying, the grace of a Happy Death.

This Pious Union already existed some years when Pope St. Pius X, by an Apostolic Letter, dated February 12, 1914, raised a similar Association, erected in the newly built church of St. Joseph in Rome, to the dignity of an Arch-Confraternity with the faculty of aggregating similar Societies, so that they may also enjoy all the Indulgences and Privileges granted to the Arch- Confraternity.

In this Apostolic Letter Pope Pius X speaks of the purpose of the Society in Honor of St. Joseph for the Dying in these beautiful words: “Desirous to show more manifestly how much we consider the purpose of this Society worthy of every praise, We wish that Our name be inscribed first of all among the members of the same and at the same time We exhort all the beloved Brethren of the Priesthood not to neglect daily to remember in the Divine Sacrifice those who are hard pressed by the struggle of death, and, furthermore, We advise all the faithful, especially the religious men and women, that they accustom themselves to pour forth special prayers to God and to St. Joseph for the Dying; for, if it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead who, though delivered to the cleansing flames, have reached the port of Salvation, it seems to be no less commendable solicitude to implore help from heaven for those miserable ones that are placed in the last conflict upon which depends their eternity.”

The Pious Union of St. Joseph is a manual for living out these ideals fully and faithfully with prayer and devotion, covering all parts of a Christian’s day.

Paperback, 204 pages

Are you tired of searching for your child’s rosary among the clutter of their room? Why not let them make their own rosary holder? Then they will always know where to find their rosary when they need it!

Each kit contains everything required to make one wooden rosary holder (including the brush and sealant!) and takes about two hours to complete. The finished rosary holder measures 3" x 5".

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Recommended for ages 5 and up.