Quotes

“If anyone cannot find a master to teach him how to pray, let him take this glorious saint [Joseph] as his master, and he will not go astray.”

~St. Bernadette Soubirous

“Nothing will be refused him [St. Joseph], neither by Our Lady nor by his glorious son.”

~St. Francis de Sales

“If Joseph was so engaged, heart and soul, in protecting and providing for that little family at Nazareth, don’t you think that now in heaven he is the same loving father and guardian of the whole Church, of all its members, as he was of its Head on earth?”

~Blessed Pope Pius XII

“If discouragement overwhelms you, think of the faith of Joseph; if anxiety has its grip on you, think of the hope of Joseph; if exasperation or hatred seizes you, think of the love of Joseph, who was the first man to set eyes on the human face of God.”

~Pope Benedict XVI

“I love St. Joseph so much because He had the care of the Blessed Virgin.”

~St. John Marie Vianney

“Our Lord, Who respected Saint Joseph on earth as His father, will refuse Him nothing in heaven; but on the contrary, will most abundantly grant His petitions.”

~St. Bernardine of Siena

“Just as Mary, mother of the Savior, is spiritual mother to all Christians… Joseph looks on all Christians as having been confided to himself… He is the defender of the Holy Church, which is truly the House of God and the Kingdom of God on earth.”

~Pope Leo XIII, Quamquam pluries, 1889

“A servant of Mary will have a tender devotion to St. Joseph, and by his pious homage of respect and love, will endeavor to merit the protection of this great saint.”

~Bl. William Joseph Chaminade

“God, to whom angels submit themselves and who principalities and powers obey, was subject to Mary; and not only to Mary but to Joseph also for Mary’s sake. God obeyed a human creature; this is humility without precedent. A human creature commands God; it is sublime beyond measure.”

~St. Bernard of Clairvaux

“I would wish to persuade all the world to be devoted to Saint Joseph, because I have long experience of the great favors which he obtains from God. I have never known any soul especially devoted to him that did not always advance in virtue.”

~St. Teresa of Avila

“There are many saints to whom God has given the power to assist us in the necessities of life, but the power given to St. Joseph is unlimited: It extends to all our needs, and all those who invoke him with confidence are sure to be heard.”

~Pope Pius XI

“Some Saints are privileged to extend to us their patronage with particular efficacy in certain needs, but not in others; but our holy patron St. Joseph has the power to assist us in all cases, in every necessity, in every undertaking.”

~St. Thomas Aquinas

“To gather round the Bethlehem grotto contemplating there the Holy Family, enables us to appreciate the gift of family intimacy in a special way, and spurs us to offer human warmth and concrete solidarity in those unfortunately numerous situations which, for various reasons, lack peace, harmony, in a word, lack ‘family’”.

~Pope St. John Paul II