‘Isn’t he the carpenter’s son?’ (Matthew 13:55)
According to the gospels, Joseph journeyed from Nazareth to Bethlehem, then fled to Egypt to escape persecution, before eventually settling back in Nazareth. Wherever he travelled, he needed to earn his keep, with little spare income. He worked as a craftsman, making and selling tools and various goods to provide for his family and those around him. As a migrant worker, St. Joseph faced vulnerability and relied greatly on the kindness and hospitality of others.
May we always be mindful of those who, like him, find themselves “strangers in a foreign land.” May our prayers and the intercession of our blessed patron, St. Joseph, help them to be welcomed and supported.
St. Joseph, help us to welcome outsiders and to support and value the contributions they make for the good of all.
Let us come together in faith and prayer, even from a distance. Feel free to invite your family and friends! See you online at 11AM UK time!
Novena Prayer to St. Joseph
Ever glorious St. Joseph, good and faithful servant, God was pleased to place his own family in your care.
We thank you for being such a wonderful example of humility and faith, of prayerfulness and courage, in your ordinary daily life.
Through your intercession, may God grant us the blessing of living continually in his presence, and responding to his love in our daily lives. And when we have lived our days on earth, may God give us the great joy he gave you—that of entering eternal life in the company of Jesus and Mary.
Most loving St. Joseph, accept our Novena prayers and obtain for us through your powerful intercession, the favours and graces we ask for in
this Novena.
Pause to call to mind your special intentions…
St. Joseph, Pray for us.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
