Jan 5, 2024
O friend of the lowly,
humble child of St. Joseph,
servant of the poor
and counsel to the afflicted
through whom the Lord worked miracles…
how He blessed your ignorance
with His wisdom,
your weakness with His strength;
unattached
to this passing world,
you drew souls
to the world to come –
pray we be as poor and lowly
as the dust you swept each day,
as the Child Jesus
in the manger at Bethlehem.
Pray we, too, have ears
to hear and answer
the needs of others
and that good St. Joseph
will hold us in his arms
and carry us with you
unto Heaven.