St. Joseph faithfully followed God’s plan for his life, including not divorcing his wife, Mary, when he found out that she was unexpectedly pregnant, until an angel reassured him in a dream (Matt. 1:18).

Father Judge* suggests, "Go to Joseph. So often we have gone to him and our needs have been satisfied! We have so many reasons to give ourselves completely to the service of God and the favor of this good Saint!”

In a meditation, Father Judge* suggests, “Saint Joseph has made glorious the station of the lowly and common folk, of the poor working man and woman, making them the envy of those more endowed with temporal goods.