St joseph the worker prayer
Interesting facts about saint joseph!
St Joseph the Worker, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patron of Workers
In addition to being the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the foster-father of Jesus, St Joseph was a carpenter.
Through his work of manual labour, Joseph provided for the Holy Family, and shared in the divine plan of salvation.
Joseph, the “Just Man”
The Gospel of St Matthew describes Joseph as a “just man”, which in the language of the Bible means one who loves and respects the law as the expression of the will of God.
Like Mary, Joseph too was visited by an angel, who appeared to him in a dream.
St joseph the worker feast day
And, again like Mary, her spouse, Joseph said “Yes”, when the angel revealed that the Child she bore was conceived of the Holy Spirit.
The special characteristic of Joseph is hiddenness, remaining in the background. No word of his is recorded in the Gospels.
He is not mentioned after the finding of Christ in the Temple. Probably by the time Jesus began h