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St. Joseph of Cupertino (Sept. 18)

By: saintofday | Added: 5 mons ago

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Category: Saints
Tags: saint, day, martyr

Description: (1603-1663) Joseph is most famous for levitating at prayer. Already as a child,Joseph showed a fondness for prayer. After a short career with theCapuchins, he joined the Conventuals. Following a brief... (More)
St. Joseph Cafasso (June 17)

By: saintofday | Added: 6 mons ago

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Category: Saints
Tags: day, martyr, saint

Description: (1811-1860) Even as a young man, Joseph loved to attend Mass and was known for his humility and fervor in prayer. After his ordination he was assigned to a seminary in Turin. There he worked especiall... (More)
Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus (Aug. 31)

By: saintofday | Added: 5 mons ago

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Description: The actions of these two influential Jewish leaders give insight into the charismatic power of Jesus and his teachings—and the risks that could be involved in following him. Joseph was a respected, ... (More)
St. Joseph Calasanz (Aug. 26)

By: saintofday | Added: 5 mons ago

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Description: (1556-1648) From Aragon, where he was born in 1556, to Rome, where he died 92 years later, fortune alternately smiled and frowned on the work of Joseph Calasanz. A priest with university training in c... (More)
Servant of God Joseph Perez (June 7)

By: saintofday | Added: 6 mons ago

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Category: Saints
Tags: saint, day, martyr

Description: (1890-1928) "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church," said Tertullian in the third century. Joseph Perez carried on that tradition. Joseph was born in Coroneo, Mexico, and joined the Francisca... (More)
St. John Joseph of the Cross (Mar. 5)

By: saintofday | Added: 4 mons ago

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Category: Saints
Tags: saint, the, day, martyr

Description: (1654-1734) Self-denial is never an end in itself but is only a help toward greater charity—as the life of Saint John Joseph shows. John Joseph was very ascetic even as a young man. At 16 he join... (More)
St. Joseph (Mar. 19)

By: saintofday | Added: 4 mons ago

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Category: Saints
Tags: saint, the, day, martyr

Description: The Bible pays Joseph the highest compliment: he was a “just” man. The quality meant a lot more than faithfulness in paying debts. When the Bible speaks of God “justifying” someone, it means ... (More)
St. Benedict Joseph Labre (April 17)

By: saintofday | Added: 4 mons ago

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Category: Saints
Tags: saint, the, day, martyr

Description: (d. 1783) Benedict Joseph Labre was truly eccentric, one of God's special little ones. Born in France and the eldest of 18 children, he studied under his uncle, a parish priest. Because of poor health... (More)
St. Joseph of Leonissa (Feb. 4)

By: saintofday | Added: 4 mons ago

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Category: Saints
Tags: saint, the, day, martyr

Description: (1556-1612) Joseph avoided the safe compromises by which people sometimes undercut the gospel. Born at Leonissa in the Kingdom of Naples, Joseph joined the Capuchins in his hometown in 1573. Denying h... (More)
Joseph the Just

By: fatherbarron | Added: 13 mons ago

Artist: Father Robert Barron

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Category: Conferences
Tags: word, fire, father, robert, barron, christ

Description: One of the most popular saints in the Christian tradition is Joseph, the husband of Mary. We see in the Gospel for the fourth Sunday of Advent that Joseph is a man willing to situate the struggles and... (More)

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