Today is the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker. My middle name is Joseph. My father was a worker which is called techne in Greek and applies to workers in any material trade, steel workers such as my father as well as carpenter. I find some very interesting recent hymns on one website
Saint Joseph Hymn | Patron of Workers & Families
| Healing & Protection | Feast Day Hymn |
Voice of Grace – Saints, Scripture & Sacred Songs
Thanks Jack. I like those songs. There aren't very many hymns dedicated to St. Joseph.
ReplyDeleteI subscribe to the Magnificat, which is a little.monthly publication having the Mass readings, and a version of morning and evening prayer, as well as some essays and reflections. This month the cover picture is "The Holy Family in Joseph's Workshop", which is a painting by Spanish artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682). The information on the picture says that it represents the Holy Family during their sojourn in Egypt. It is interesting that at the threshold of the painting there is a tabby cat curled up on a chair. The article mentions that cats were seen as sacred figures in Egypt, protectors of the household.
St. Joseph is invoked as the patron of a happy death.