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Written in 1709. "Go to Joseph" is the advice of the Church. This book shows the way. Tremendous insights on St. Joseph, plus reasons for our devotion to him. Learn about the man God chose to represent the ideal of fatherhood in the Holy Family! Includes prayers, novenas and hymns. Impr. 352 pgs,

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Publié par	TAN Books
Date de parution	01 janvier 1965
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781618904379
Langue	English

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A Manual of Practical Devotion
To the Glorious Patriarch
St. Joseph
Originally published in 1865 by James Duffy, 15 Wellington-Quay Dublin, Ireland.
Copyright © 1979 by Marian Publications.
Copyright © 1982 by TAN Books.
Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 82-05094
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher.
TAN Books
Charlotte, North Carolina
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2012
In loving memory of: P ATRICK J. M C M ANAMON A man truly Catholic in Faith and practice, without which it is impossible to please God .
K.E. G ILLETTE
CONTENTS.

Preface
Work of St. Joseph
FIRST BOOK.

I.—
First Motive for Devotion to St. Joseph: the Example of Jesus Christ
II.—
Second Motive: the Example of the Blessed Virgin
III.—
Third Motive: the Example of the Holy Angels
IV.—
Fourth Motive: the Example of the Church
V.—
Fifth Motive: the Devotion to St. Joseph is a source of Benedictions to the entire Universe
VI.—
Sixth Motive: St. Joseph is a powerfull beneficent Patron to all Christians
VII.—
Seventh Motive: it is the interest of persons in every condition and state of life to choose St. Joseph as their Special Patron
VIII.—
Eighth Motive: the Example of Religious Orders
IX.—
Ninth Motive: the Example of Princes, Kingdoms, and Cities
X.—
Tenth Motive: the Example of many Holy Authors
XI.—
Eleventh Motive: the Example of maay Persons eminently Holy
XII.—
Twelfth Motive: St. Joseph is the Special Patron of the Agonizing and of a Happy Death
SECOND BOOK.

I.—
Protection of St. Joseph, as experienced by St. Theresa and the Order of Mount Carmel
II.—
Protection of St. Joseph over Religious Houses
III.—
St. Joseph, the particular Patron of those who aspire to great interior Sanctity
IV.—
St. Joseph's Paternal Vigilance over those amongst his Clients whose Salvation is in danger
V.—
St. Joseph is not unmindful of the Temporal Wants of his Clients
VI.—
St. Joseph, the Protector and Guide of Travellers
VII.—
St. Joseph, the Protector of his Servants at the awful hour of Death
VIII.—
St. Joseph's Protection in various Necessities, both Spiritual and Temporal
IX.—
Pilgrimages in honour of St. Joseph St. Joseph-of-the-Fields St. Joseph-of-the-Oak
THIRD BOOK.

I.—
Practices for each day
II.—
Practices for different periods of the year

A Novena preparatory to the Feast of St. Joseph

Triduum in honour of St. Joseph

Feast of St. Joseph—19th March

Feast of the Espousals of St. Joseph—23rd January

Feast of the Patronage of St. Joseph—third Sunday after Easter

Feast of St. Joseph of Chene—24th August
III.—
Confraternities and Associations in honour of St. Joseph

Confraternity of the Bona Mors

Confraternity of St. Joseph

Association of Perpetual Devotion to St. Joseph
IV.—
Manner of Sanctifying the month of March, and of extending the Devotion to St. Joseph
V.—
Prayers and Hymns to St. Joseph

Prayers to St. Joseph

Prayers to the Sacred Heart

Prayers t o Mary

Spiritual Exercises during Mass

Acts before Communion

Acts after Communion

Hymns to St. Joseph
PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH.

H OLY S T. J OSEPH ! hear thy suppliant's prayer,
And take me to thy own paternal care;
For thou whom God selected on this earth
To watch the infant Jesus at His birth,
And guard the Virgin Mother of the Child—
The ever-blessed Mary, undefiled—
O thou to whom such wondrous charge was given,
Must surely now be powerful in heaven!
Be, then, dear Father to my Jesus, be
A father and protector unto me;
Beseech of Jesus that I may obtain
What none through thee have ever sought in vain—
The love of Jesus , with a heart sincere,
Free from the selfishness of hope or fear;
Thus, for God's glory, that I may adore
Jesus, my Saviour, now and evermore.
And thou, O Mary! ever "Blessed," styled,
The virgin Mother of the Saviour Child,
With Holy Joseph, take me to thy care,
For, thus protected, God will hear my prayer!
Amen.
PREFACE.

A NXIOUS to promote the pious intentions of the author of this work—F. A NTONY- J OSEPH P ATRIGNANI, S.J.—we venture to present the public with a translation.
His earnest desire, to use his own expression, was to diffuse more widely the "Devotion to St. Joseph," to re-animate the piety of his devoted children, and, if possible, to induce all hearts to love and venerate him as he deserves.
And does not this great saint, whom God has so eminently distinguished, deserve, in a special manner, the homage of our devotion, respect, and affection? A great many authors and preachers have used their best exertions to exalt by eloquent panegyrics the prerogatives and virtues of St. Joseph, and they have succeeded in rallying around him a multitude of clients, who invoke him as their advocate and spiritual father, and as the dearest object of their love and confidence, after Jesus and Mary. We, in our humble sphere, are now endeavouring to attain the same end, but by a shorter and more easy method, which was adopted in preference by F. Patrignani.
Example, it is unnecessary to say, has far greater influence over the heart and mind, than the most convincing arguments: the latter only gain our approval of what is right, but the former leads us to put it in practice. The examples to be met with in this work are of two kinds, and naturally divide the subject-matter into two parts. The first part exhibits the many interior and exterior practices of devotion in use among St. Joseph's clients, supplying so many motives for their devotion to him. The second will present to our view numerous instances of the graces and favours which have been granted to St. Joseph's devoted clients. A third part will contain various practices in his honour, and several ways of spreading this devotion.
Patrignani wrote his book in 1709; since his time, the devotion to St. Joseph has undergone many changes in its exterior form. To be content, in a new edition, with presenting the reader with the devotions which were in use then, without giving likewise those which have been adopted since, would be justly to expose ourselves to the reproach of being unpractical. It will easily be understood, then, that some alterations were necessary; but, in permitting these, we have retained, as far as possible, the original text of our author; and we have generally used notes to explain or enlarge what appeared to us incomplete or incorrect. For several years the Feasts of Saint Joseph have been multiplying; new Pilgrimages and Associations are continually being formed—unequivocal signs of the veneration in which this holy patriarch is held, and, perhaps we may say, of the fruit which this work has produced. We have thought that a short notice of these foundations would not be misplaced; we have, therefore, placed them at the end of the second book. In the third, to the practices already found there, we have added those peculiar to the new Associations, or to the recently founded Pilgrimages. We have, therefore, united in one work, the motives for honouring St. Joseph, and the numerous ways of doing so. But, since the servants of Joseph are also those of Jesus and Mary, we have added some prayers and hymns to the Sacred Heart and to the Immaculate Conception, which will help to satisfy their devotion.
It now remains for us to offer this work, with our pious author, to the great Saint who is the object of it, praying him to supply for its defects, and to accept the desire we have to increase his honour, to make him loved by all hearts, and to see him invoked with confidence by all in trouble.
PUBLISHER'S NOTES
In his Apostolic Constitution entitled The Doctrine of Indulgences published on January 1, 1967, Pope Paul VI promulgated new norms regarding indulgences.
Two points of his Apostolic Constitution should be mentioned here:
1.     Contrary to the former regulations, all indulgences, whether partial or plenary , can now be applied to the faithful departed.
2.     With regard to partial indulgences, their measurement by days and years has been abolished.
Complete information on the new norms is available in the new Enchiridion of Indulgences .
A good summary of the new norms, including lists of the indulgenced prayers and good works, is found in the booklet entitled New Regulations on Indulgences , available from TAN Books and Publishers, Inc.
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Some of the associations mentioned in this book are no longer active in the United States. However, those wishing to join or receive information on the Pious Union of St. Joseph may write to the address given below, enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
The Pious Union in Honor of St. Joseph, a crusade of prayer for the dying, was founded by Blessed Father Aloysius (Louis) Guanella (d. 1915) at the Church of St. Joseph's Death in Rome, and made an Archconfraternity by Pope St. Pius X. A similar association begun by Father Hugolinus Storff, a Franciscan in the Mid-West, was canonically erected at St. Peter's Church, Chicago, in 1930 and affiliated with the Archconfraternity. It is not a Purgatorial Society; only the living can enroll.
Pious Union of St. Joseph
St. Peter's Church in-the-Loop
110 W. Madison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602
WORK OF ST. JOSEPH.

Object of this Work .
T HE object of the Work of St. Joseph, is the honour of this great Saint, the increase of devotion to him, and the imitation of his virtues.
To honour St. Joseph is to glorify God in one of His most excellent works—it is to discharge the debt of gratitude we owe to him for the services he rendered to our Divine Saviour and His holy Mother—it is to imitate them and to conform ourselves to the wishes of our dear Lord and the Blessed Vi