Happy March 19th, the Feast Day of St. Joseph!When Joseph is a little older, we will celebrate this day with cupcakes and a special prayer. But because our little Joseph is only three months, we celebrated with milk and a special prayer.
Dear St. Joseph, you are an outstanding model of one who strove for holiness every day of your life on earth. Obtain for us the grace to strive for Christian perfection in all that we do or say. Help us to keep the Commandments of God and of His Holy Church and to practice the Evangelical Counsels in the way that applies to our state of life. Give us such an awareness of God's mercies that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth His praise, not only with our lips, but also in our lives. Let us give ourselves to His service and walk before Him in holiness and righteousness all our days. May we then attain to that holiness which you and Mary now enjoy with all the Saints in the presence of the Blessed Trinity. Amen.
(This prayer is perhaps a bit tricky for a little guy to understand so we're looking for some more age appropriate ones. In the meantime, Joseph is learning what Evangelical Counsels are and how they apply to his state of life.)
We celebrated Joseph's name day today by making a very special purchase... a Jolly Jumper. Oh my, oh my - Joseph loves to jump! Pictures and videos will be coming shortly... today we were laughing too hard to be able to focus.
1 comment:
Just a quick line to say that I love your prayer and that I wish Joseph a happy "belated" name day.
I’m sure he will soon learn what Evangelical Counsels are, for his mum and dad are excellent teachers! I’ll tell you more. As it usually happens, the student will eventually surpass his teachers!
=) Cristina
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