A second fresco shows a bearded man holding a small child—likely Joseph the Carpenter with the infant Jesus—flanked by disciples and accompanied by Coptic inscriptions.

Jesus, Saint Joseph, and the Power of Making All Weeks Holy Detail of St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus, c. 1620s, by Guido Reni.(Public domain/via Wikimedia) By Kathryn Jean Lopez ...

Saint Joseph of Arimathea, we need your prayers now. Our world is crucified by many things, and we need to find ways to overcome them. In your time and in your way, you did.

March 19 is the Feast of St. Joseph — also known as St. Joseph's Day. The day celebrates the life of St. Joseph, "the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, foster father of Jesus Christ, and patron ...

COMMENTARY: Father Henri Rondet’s 1956 classic Saint Joseph, a translation of his original 1953 work in French, is most helpful.

For Catholics, Joseph is the second-greatest saint after Mary, because only she knew, loved and served Jesus more than Joseph. In 1870, Pope Pius IX declared Joseph the patron saint of the entire ...

There are a few more stories about the boy Jesus—he is lost on a journey and found teaching in the temple—and then we reach the hidden part of our savior’s life. All the Gospel of Luke says ...

The Saint Jude Shop and other Catholic supply stores also sell pre-packaged St. Joseph kits for $7 to $9. The kits typically come with a standard 4-inch plastic statue, a burial bag, prayers and ...