6. Consecration to St. Joseph

In this lesson, Fr. François Bandet leads you on a multi-millennial journey, from the creation of our first parents, till the Incarnation of the Word. And he explains the providential mission that was reserved for one man: St. Joseph, chosen to be the Virginal Father of the Incarnate Word and …

In this second lesson, Fr. François Bandet talks about different episodes from the admirable life of St. Joseph and weaves in considerations about some of the principal virtues of St. Joseph, like his humility, his purity, his piety, his great love for God and his vigilance.

One of the greatest events of the history of salvation was the trial of St. Joseph when he realized that he would have to abandon the Mother of God. Such were the graces he conquered for the Church by this suffering that St. Peter Julian Eymard says that after Mary, …

Today’s lesson is all about the first Christmas. Take a journey to Bethlehem and contemplate the Infant Jesus in the arms of holy St. Joseph. Such a beautiful scene! Yet, it was also occasioned great suffering for St. Joseph. The Holy Family could not find lodging in Bethlehem, and Joseph …

St. Joseph is the Patron of Good Death. We all need special aid and protection at that final moment before we appear before the Just Judge to render an account of our lives. But what a consolation, that both the Father and the Mother of the Judge are on our …