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Little Month of Saint Joseph

Thirty-One Meditations on the Life,

Virtues, and Powerful Intercession of Saint Joseph

“Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife.”

~ Matthew 1:20

Hidden from the honours of the world, Saint Joseph was entrusted with its greatest treasures: Jesus Christ and His Immaculate Mother. In his humility, obedience, courage, and silent fidelity, the Foster Father of Our Lord became a model for every Christian—and a powerful intercessor for all who turn to him.

Little Month of Saint Joseph contains thirty-one concise meditations by Fr. Marin de Boylesve, S.J., drawn from the Gospel accounts and the traditional teaching of the Church. Intended for daily reading throughout March, the collection may also be used at any time of the year to deepen one’s knowledge, confidence, and devotion toward this great Patriarch.

Each meditation is accompanied by an edifying account illustrating the graces attributed to Saint Joseph’s intercession. Together, these reflections reveal his dignity within the Holy Family, his influence in the lives of the saints, and his continuing care for those who confidently seek his assistance.

A Practical Month of Devotion

The meditations are brief enough to fit naturally into daily prayer, yet substantial enough to provide a clear spiritual thought for reflection.

Fr. de Boylesve presents Saint Joseph as a model of prayer, purity, work, obedience, fatherly care, and complete trust in Divine Providence. The accompanying historical accounts relate conversions, protection in danger, assistance in temporal necessities, missionary successes, and other favours traditionally attributed to his intercession.

Whether read during March, in preparation for one of Saint Joseph’s feasts, or whenever his help is especially needed, this collection offers an accessible path toward a lasting devotion.

Inside This Edition

This edition includes:

Thirty-one meditations based upon the Gospel life of Saint Joseph

Reflections on his dignity, virtues, patronage, and power of intercession

Accounts of favours, conversions, protection, and answered prayer

Saint Joseph’s place within the Holy Family and the life of the Church

His connection with saints including Saint Ignatius and Saint Francis de Sales

Traditional prayers, novenas, and devotional practices

A biography of Fr. Marin de Boylesve, S.J.

Fourteen sacred illustrations and explanatory annotations

Traditional Devotions to Saint Joseph

The additional prayers and devotions include:

The Novena in Honour of Saint Joseph

The Seven Joys and Seven Sorrows of Saint Joseph

The Litany of Saint Joseph

The Memorare to Saint Joseph

The Four Visits Novena

The Holy Cloak Thirty-Day Novena

The Nine First Wednesdays Devotion

Prayer to Saint Joseph the Worker

Prayers for conversion, purity, discernment, special intentions, and the dying

“Ad te, beate Joseph,” composed by Pope Leo XIII

A Book for Every Need

Saint Joseph is invoked as patron of the Universal Church, families, fathers, workers, travellers, the afflicted, and those approaching death. His life speaks especially to those called to serve faithfully without recognition, to protect what has been entrusted to them, and to persevere through uncertainty with quiet confidence in God.

Little Month of Saint Joseph offers both an introduction for those beginning this devotion and a rich companion for those who have long entrusted their spiritual and temporal needs to his care.

ECCLESIASTICAL APPROVAL

This edition received a Nihil Obstat and permission to publish from the Diocese of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal.