Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father

Drawing on the wealth of the Church's living tradition, Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, calls on all of us to turn to St. Joseph, entrust ourselves, our Church, and our world to our spiritual father's loving care, and then watch for wonders when the Universal Patron of the Church opens the floodgates of Heaven to pour out graces into our lives today. Definitely a book for our time, Consecration to St. Joseph is dedicated to meeting the challenges of the present moment and restoring order to our Church and our world, all through the potent paternal intercession and care of St. Joseph. This book has everything you need to take your love and devotion to St. Joseph to a whole different level: a thorough program of consecration to St. Joseph; information on the 10 wonders of St. Joseph; and prayers and devotions to St. Joseph. Accessible, motivating, this book will kick off a great movement of consecration to our spiritual father and change the world. Calloway, MIC, appears in the 1h long film [*St. Joseph: Our Spiritual Father*](https://www.kofc.org/en/news-room/st-joseph/index.html). * * * excellent quotes on his virginity in: * "Guardian of Virgins" (PDF pp. 73-4; not too insightful of a commentary, though...) * "Wonder 4: Virginal Father of Jesus" (PDF pp. 134-46; 134-5 are on the Feast of the Espousals of Mary & Joseph.) He commentates, each of the 33 days, the other titles of St. Joseph, too, from the [Litany of St. Joseph;](https://www.preces-latinae.org/thesaurus/Ioseph/LitStIoeseph.html) cf. also [this commentary of St. Joseph's titles](https://books.google.com/books?id=sytV8WJFHC8C&pg=PA418) from the *Ecclesiastical Review* vol. 41. Addendum 1, last § (ref:21.1) Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.'s [*Mother of the Saviour and Our Interior Life*](https://isidore.co/calibre#panel=book_details&book_id=5869): "The Predestination of St. Joseph and His Eminent Sanctity" Drawing on the wealth of the Church's living tradition, Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, calls on all of us to turn to St. Joseph, entrust ourselves, our Church, and our world to our spiritual father's loving care, and then watch for wonders when the Universal Patron of the Church opens the floodgates of Heaven to pour out graces into our lives today. Definitely a book for our time, Consecration to St. Joseph is dedicated to meeting the challenges of the present moment and restoring order to our Church and our world, all through the potent paternal intercession and care of St. Joseph. This book has everything you need to take your love and devotion to St. Joseph to a whole different level: a thorough program of consecration to St. Joseph; information on the 10 wonders of St. Joseph; and prayers and devotions to St. Joseph. Accessible, motivating, this book will kick off a great movement of consecration to our spiritual father and change the world. INTRODUCTION 9 Consecration Chart 18 PART I: 33 Day Preparation 19 DAY 1: Why Consecration to St. Joseph? 23 DAY 2: The Litany of St. Joseph 25 DAY 3: God, the Father of Heaven, Have Mercy on Us 27 DAY 4: God, the Son, Redeemer of the World, Have Mercy on Us 29 DAY 5: God, the Holy Spirit, Have Mercy on Us 31 DAY 6: Holy Trinity, One God, Have Mercy on Us 33 DAY 7: Holy Mary, Pray for Us 35 DAY 8: Saint Joseph, Pray for Us 37 DAY 9: Noble Offspring of David, Pray for Us 39 DAY 10: Light of Patriarchs, Pray for Us 41 DAY 11: Spouse of the Mother of God, Pray for Us 43 DAY 12: Chaste Guardian of the Virgin, Pray for Us 45 DAY 13: Foster Father of the Son of God, Pray for Us 47 DAY 14: Zealous Defender of Christ, Pray for Us 49 DAY 15: Head of the Holy Family, Pray for Us 51 DAY 16: Joseph Most Just, Pray for Us 53 DAY 17: Joseph Most Chaste, Pray for Us 55 DAY 18: Joseph Most Prudent, Pray for Us 57 DAY 19: Joseph Most Courageous, Pray for Us 59 DAY 20: Joseph Most Obedient, Pray for Us 61 DAY 21: Joseph Most Faithful, Pray for Us 63 DAY 22: Mirror of Patience, Pray for Us 65 DAY 23: Lover of Poverty, Pray for Us 67 DAY 24: Model of Workmen, Pray for Us 69 DAY 25: Glory of Domestic Life, Pray for Us 71 DAY 26: Guardian of Virgins, Pray for Us 73 DAY 27: Pillar of Families, Pray for Us 75 DAY 28: Comfort of the Afflicted, Pray for Us 77 DAY 29: Hope of the Sick, Pray for Us 80 DAY 30: Patron of the Dying, Pray for Us 82 DAY 31: Terror of Demons, Pray for Us 84 DAY 32: Protector of the Holy Church, Pray for Us 86 DAY 33: He Made Him the Lord of His Household, and Prince Over All His Possessions 88 Consecration Day 90 PART II: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father 92 WONDER 1 96 St. Joseph’s Oratory 96 Delight of Saints 98 The Roman Canon 106 WONDER 2 110 Patron of the Universal Church 110 Our Spiritual Father 112 Ite ad Ioseph! 120 WONDER 3 123 Old Men Don’t Walk to Egypt 123 Young Husband of Mary 124 The Consecrated Knight 130 WONDER 4 134 Feast of the Holy Spouses 134 Virginal Father of Jesus 136 Santo Anello 144 WONDER 5 147 Son of David 147 Just and Reverent Man 149 Gifts of the Holy Spirit 160 WONDER 6 163 Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys 163 Savior of the Savior 165 Saint Joseph’s Workshop 174 WONDER 7 176 Perpetual Adoration 176 Adorer of Christ 177 The Holy House of Loreto 184 WONDER 8 192 A Miraculous Staircase in New Mexico 192 Silent Witness 193 Sleeping St. Joseph 201 WONDER 9 205 Votive Masses 205 Patron of a Happy Death 208 Pious Union of St. Joseph 216 WONDER 10 219 Saint Joseph the Worker 219 Terror of Demons 220 Privileges of Devotion to St. Joseph 227 PART III: Prayers to St. Joseph 231 Litany of St. Joseph 235 Litany of St. Joseph (Latin) 236 Acts of Consecration to St. Joseph 237 Daily Acts of Consecration to St. Joseph 241 Prayers to St. Joseph 242 Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit) 249 APPENDICES 252 Appendix A: How to Make the 33-Day Preparation and Consecration as a Group 252 First Group Meeting (Introduction and Day 1) 253 Second Group Meeting (Days 2-8) 254 Third Group Meeting (Days 9-15) 257 Fourth Group Meeting (Days 16-22) 259 Fifth Group Meeting (Days 23-29) 261 Sixth Group Meeting (Days 30-33) and Consecration Day 264 APPENDIX B: After the Consecration 267 ADDENDUM I 270 A Meditation for the Solemnity of St. Joseph 270 The Predestination of St. Joseph and His Eminent Sanctity 276 ADDENDUM II 287 Churches and Shrines of St. Joseph 287 References 292 Commissioned Art on St. Joseph 312 About the Author 331 prayer;Mary;Jesus;saint