Scripture says, “the fruit of good labors is renowned.” St. Joseph responds to Mary: “Let me spend my energy in the service of Jesus. It is for Him and for you that I work.”
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St. Joseph Novena 2023, Day 1: Service
Quote of the day, 13 November: Blessed Marie Henriette of Divine Providence Pelras
Blessed Marie Henriette of Divine Providence, the infirmarian of Compiègne, demonstrated that the Lord gave her words and wisdom in the courtroom that defied human logic and glorified the martyrs for eternity.
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Quote of the day, 17 October: Blessed John Paul I
Blessed John Paul I was born on this day in 1912. In his beautiful letter to St. Thérèse that was published by Messaggero di San Antonio magazine, he writes: “I was seventeen when I read your autobiography. It struck me forcibly.”
Quote of the day, 30 May: Silvio José Báez, o.c.d.
Bishop Silvio José Báez mentions one of the greatest temptations of the Church: "to forget about the Holy Spirit, not to listen to the Spirit, and not to let ourselves be guided and strengthened by the Spirit."
Quote of the day, 2 May: St. Teresa of Avila
"I would desire all fears so as not to offend for an instant Him who in an instant can annihilate us, because it pleases His Majesty that there be no one against us whom He will not put to flight."
Quote of the day, 1 March: St. Teresa of Avila
In a poem that St. Teresa wrote for the profession of a Carmelite nun, she encourages the young religious to prepare for spiritual combat: "Sleep no longer, sleep no more, for now, there is no earthly peace."
Quote of the day, 25 October: St. John of the Cross and Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
St. John of the Cross says that "faith lies beyond all this understanding, taste, feeling, and imagining." Bishop Báez explains that it's the loving and welcoming presence of Jesus that gives us the faith we need to live: not only faith in God but faith in life, in ourselves, and others.
Elijah: Man of crystalline faith — Pope Francis
Scripture presents Elijah as a man of crystalline faith
Quote of the day: 6 October
These Sisters in the Incarnation are My Sisters, and you delay?
12 July: Saints Louis Martin and Marie Azelie Guerin
Do as I did: pray, and you will not be carried away by the current.
St. Joseph: Silence, Humanity and Love — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
It takes courage to dream, not mere imagination
August 16: Blessed Maria Sagrario
Blessed be he who arranges everything for our good!
12 July: Saint Louis Martin and Zelie Guerin
Do as I did: pray, and you will not be carried away by the current
Quote of the day: 26 May
Getting into the wagons was like stepping into purgatory
St. Thérèse and the First World War
The official website of the Archives of the Carmel of Lisieux offers a sample of mail received from the front line, a selection of illustrated letters, postcards and holy cards, as well as ex-voto offerings from grateful soldiers.
August 16: Blessed Maria Sagrario
Discalced Carmelite martyr of the Spanish Civil war who was executed on 15th August 1936. "Blessed be he who arranges everything for our good! In possessing him, we possess everything."
"One thing alone is certain: that God is and that his hand holds us in being."
The qualities of nonviolence are many; courage and human greatness stand above the rest
"Take courage, the order of the Blessed Virgin will flourish"
Novena to Saints Louis and Zélie Martin – Day 9
We must be willing to accept generously the will of God, whatever it is, because it will always be what is best for us."
!["I took for my advocate and lord the glorious St. Joseph and earnestly recommended myself to him. [...] I don’t recall up to this day ever having petitioned him for anything that he failed to grant."](https://scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/336879821_1374507696727108_3000064146961560788_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=GeKBPoaKfMcAX_QOTF6&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfBQ98yZ_dpFqhPvUWdp1Cq8NMY7bwsNY0_97P0_Bcsw3g&oe=64238CFB)
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