March Devotion to St. Joseph – Day 12 | St. Joseph and the Love of the Cross

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March is the Month of St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus and protector of the Holy Family. In this Day 12 meditation, we reflect on St. Joseph as the model of love for God and love for the Cross. Although St. Joseph suffered deeply throughout his life, sacred tradition presents him with peace, serenity, and gentle strength. What is the secret of this profound tranquility? It is the boundless love of God. This meditation explores the powerful spiritual truth that love of God and love of the Cross grow together. When we truly love God, we become willing to embrace sacrifice, mortification, and suffering out of love for Him. In this reflection we consider: • Why love of God makes us courageous in suffering • Christ’s command to take up the Cross and follow Him • How suffering becomes the truest proof of love • Why crosses increase our love for God • How suffering leads us deeper into prayer and union with God • The example of St. Joseph’s heart inflamed with divine charity St. Joseph teaches us that holiness does not come without sacrifice, but that God sweetens every cross with His love. Let us ask St. Joseph to form our hearts after his own so that we may say with confidence: "My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready." St. Joseph, model of the love of God and the love of the Cross, pray for us. 0:00 Month of St. Joseph Introduction 0:10 Day 12 Meditation: Love of God and the Cross 0:30 The Serenity of St. Joseph in Suffering 1:04 The Mystery of Joy in the Cross 1:24 Love of God Explains Suffering 1:54 Why Love of God Leads to the Cross 2:13 Christ’s Command: Take Up Your Cross 2:52 Love Responds Even to the Smallest Desire of God 3:07 Christ Suffered First for Love of Us 3:22 The Joy of Suffering for Christ 3:41 Suffering as the Truest Proof of Love 4:29 God Consoles the Soul That Suffers for Him 4:48 How the Cross Increases Love of God 5:11 Obstacles Removed by the Love of the Cross 5:20 Suffering Leads to Deeper Prayer 5:53 God Reveals Himself to Souls Who Suffer for Him 6:16 The Love that Filled the Heart of St. Joseph 6:28 Prayer to St. Joseph 7:08 Support the Restoration Project 7:26 St. Joseph Pray for Us To donate to the Church Restoration Project in Ireland please visit https://gofundme.com/restore-immaculate 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StJoseph #CatholicMeditation #LoveOfTheCross #CatholicFaith #CatholicDevotion #MonthOfStJoseph #CatholicSpirituality #CatholicPrayer #SaintJoseph #CatholicReflection

Topics

• Love & Compassion
• Jesus Christ
• Daily Devotionals