Neilson Carlin, “The Death of Saint Joseph ... probable and popular one: his death. St. Joseph is the patron of a happy death. He is typically represented on his death bed, Jesus on one side ...

In the litany of the saints, for instance ... Let us also practice the “formula” of St. Joseph, patron of a happy death, by living a life of loving service to God and others, with the names ...

Today is the feast day of St. Joseph, the patron saint of happy deaths ... seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.

In Photo: Saint ... to Joseph who wished to carry out his assignment as Patron of The Dying. God revealed to Joseph that He was appointing him as special mediator and patron for a happy death.

Many countries with a Catholic heritage, however, such as Portugal and Spain, have already honored fathers on March 19: the feast of St. Joseph ... person,” Francis wrote. Joseph is considered the ...

The Catholic Church honors St. Joseph as the foster father of Jesus. He is invoked as the patron saint of the Universal Church. He is also the patron of workers, father, and a happy death.

My fascination with St. Joseph begins with ... it was Leo XIII who proclaimed Joseph patron of the universal church, a sort of culmination of the saint’s earlier patronage of individual ...

The parade, the feast and the altar are ways for Italian Americans to trace their family's historic journey, along with honoring St. Joseph, who is also the patron saint of dying a "happy death." ...

St Joseph, the husband of Mary ... domestic intangibles and intimacies of family life. As the patron saint of fathers, Joseph’s example heralds the ideal of fatherhood: faithful, firm, fair ...

claim him as their patron. The causes for which he intercedes are numerous, including selling homes and ensuring a happy death. In fact, there’s little St. Joseph can’t do. A close friend ...

Commemorating the Feast of St. Joseph March 19 is a ... who raised their glasses to honor the patron saint of families. From the left, Brian Minardo, Joseph Romagnolo III, Alexandra Romagnolo ...