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Formed.org has audio and videos about St. Joseph. Lukas Story for Children
St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church

Father Calloway posted this hour long video which gives some insight into Pope Francis declaring the year of St. Joseph. He includes information on plenary indulgence.

Why Do We Honor St. Joseph

“He is Holy Joseph, because according to the opinion of a great number of doctors, he, as well as St. John Baptist, was sanctified even before he was born. He is Holy Joseph, because his office, of being spouse and protector of Mary, specially demanded sanctity. He is Holy Joseph, because no other Saint but he lived in such and so long intimacy and familiarity with the source of all holiness, Jesus, God incarnate, and Mary, the holiest of creatures.” St. John Henry Newman

Father Calloway’s book, Consecration to St. Joseph, is helpful in understanding the Church’s declaration of St. Joseph as Father of the Universal Church. It was written prior to Pope Francis declaring December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021 the Year of St. Joseph.

As per his video, he has encouraged devotion to St. Joseph on multiple fronts for a few years. In the book, he notes the importance of St. Joseph’s role in the human nature of Our Lord, Jesus during his formative years here on earth. The book is broken into three parts. Part one contains the 33 daily devotions, for consecration, and are conveniently accessible in chapter style. Part two’s chapters are broken down into the 10 Wonders of St. Joseph. Part three is filled with prayers to St. Joseph. Fr. Calloway’s writings seem to be meant to enrich our knowledge of just who St. Joseph is and how he demonstrated holiness through obedience, prayer, and humility.

Prayer to St. Joseph, suggested by Pope Francis, Patris Corde

Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage, and defend us from every evil.  Amen.

Prayer to Saint Joseph United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation,
and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also.
Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God
and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance
which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood,
and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.

O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;
O most loving father, ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence;
O our most mighty protector, be kind to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle
with the power of darkness.
As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God’s Holy Church
from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection,
so that, supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness,
and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.