Thank you all for your kind birthday wishes to me–I am blessed indeed.
I didn’t get to make a post yesterday and missed St. Joseph’s feastday! Fortunately, Katie made up the slack for me. Yesterday, one of our friends from church, a daily Mass goer, passed away.
She had Lou Gehrig’s disease but only acquired it late in life, thanks be to God. If there is a good day to die on, St. Joseph’s feastday, patron of the dying, is certainly it. May Jesus welcome her into Heaven in his great mercy!
This past month, two of our good friends from church have passed away, and it has turned my mind to the fact that we are not here in this world forever. I just assumed that these dear women would always be going to daily Mass, always praying the Rosary afterwards, and always helping with St. Vincent de Paul society, but it is not so because this life is fleeting–only Heaven is forever.
Someone at work asked me what St. Joseph was the patron of a few days ago. I told him, among other things, he is patron and protector of the Universal Church. As he faithfully watched over the Holy Family, God the Father has given him the entire Church to watch over now.
May he pray for you and your family in this year of grace, and may you turn to him often when you find yourself in need.
