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April’s Theme: Hope of the Sick
God has healed many people through the intercession of St. Joseph. In 1847 when a typhoid epidemic threatened the village of Bytown in Ontario (now Ottawa), the chaplain placed a statue of St. Joseph in the church where people gathered each day. The disease quickly disappeared.
St. Teresa of Avila was miraculously cured of a terrible illness after praying to
St. Joseph, and in order to honor him, the first Convent that she founded was named after St. Joseph. St. Therese of Lisieux became deathly ill as an infant, but after her mother’s prayers to St. Joseph, Therese was healed. St. Joseph offers hope in times of sickness. If you or someone you know is sick, go to St. Joseph. Let us raise our voices in prayer for the intercession of St. Joseph for those who are sick.-Unleash the Gospel
Pray a rosary with your family or a decade throughout the day offering each for the healing of those you know who are sick in body, mind, or spirit. Invite St. Joseph to pray with you. Perhaps make a short call to a loved one who is ill to let them know that they are in your prayers.