Thanks for pointing that out. I just recently decided to start devotion to St. Joseph, but I probably wouldn’t have thought to start a novena today.
Ooh yeah! I forgot that! I just started a St. Patrick Novena the other day, and St. Joseph slipped my mind. Too bad these two “big saints'” feast days couldn’t be spread apart by a few weeks. St. Joseph would be good to celebrate in late January/early February, about midway between Christmas and Lent.
Thanks for the idea!
I have a dear friend in need of some intercession, so it couldn’t be better timed.
Paige and I will start one tonight.
Or you could just pray to Our Heavenly Father through Jesus, our Lord, High Priest, and Intercessor, “for the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,” (I Peter 3:12) and we are made righteous through our faith in Christ, redeemed by grace through His shed blood, which gives us full access to the throne of God. (Hebrews 9:11-15; 4:14-16)(Romans 3:22; I Cor 1:30).
The church is called to ask of the Father through the Name of Jesus Christ. (John 16:23-28)
“And when that time comes, you will ask nothing of Me. I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that My Father will grant you whatever you ask in My Name. Up to this time you have not asked a thing in My Name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete… At that time you will ask (pray) in My Name; and I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf [for it will be unnecessary] For the Father Himself loves you because you have loved Me and have believed that I came out from the Father.”
Nothing in Scripture justifies directing prayer and adulation to dearly departed believers in order to curry favor with the Almighty.
We are already a special treasure to the Lord having been ransomed by the blood of His Son, brought out of the kingdom of darkness into God’s marvelous Light.
That blood with which we are washed and cleansed gives us access to come boldly to the throne of God. (Heb. 4:16)
Patricius and Yosheph are nonetheless men worthy of study and learning from their lives and faith.
Thanks for pointing that out. I just recently decided to start devotion to St. Joseph, but I probably wouldn’t have thought to start a novena today.
Ooh yeah! I forgot that! I just started a St. Patrick Novena the other day, and St. Joseph slipped my mind. Too bad these two “big saints'” feast days couldn’t be spread apart by a few weeks. St. Joseph would be good to celebrate in late January/early February, about midway between Christmas and Lent.
Thanks for the idea!
I have a dear friend in need of some intercession, so it couldn’t be better timed.
Paige and I will start one tonight.
Or you could just pray to Our Heavenly Father through Jesus, our Lord, High Priest, and Intercessor, “for the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,” (I Peter 3:12) and we are made righteous through our faith in Christ, redeemed by grace through His shed blood, which gives us full access to the throne of God. (Hebrews 9:11-15; 4:14-16)(Romans 3:22; I Cor 1:30).
The church is called to ask of the Father through the Name of Jesus Christ. (John 16:23-28)
“And when that time comes, you will ask nothing of Me. I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that My Father will grant you whatever you ask in My Name. Up to this time you have not asked a thing in My Name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete… At that time you will ask (pray) in My Name; and I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf [for it will be unnecessary] For the Father Himself loves you because you have loved Me and have believed that I came out from the Father.”
Nothing in Scripture justifies directing prayer and adulation to dearly departed believers in order to curry favor with the Almighty.
We are already a special treasure to the Lord having been ransomed by the blood of His Son, brought out of the kingdom of darkness into God’s marvelous Light.
That blood with which we are washed and cleansed gives us access to come boldly to the throne of God. (Heb. 4:16)
Patricius and Yosheph are nonetheless men worthy of study and learning from their lives and faith.