Novena of St. Joseph (Day 7): The Manliness of St. Joseph

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Join the Day 7 Novena to St Joseph as we reflect on the manliness of St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus and model of true Catholic masculinity. St. Joseph teaches men and fathers how to deny themselves, persevere in duty, and embrace sacrifice for the glory of God and the good of their families. In a world that often promotes comfort and pleasure above virtue, the example of St. Joseph reminds us that true manliness comes through sacrifice, perseverance, chastity, and obedience to God's will. This reflection explores: The meaning of authentic Catholic manhood The importance of fathers in forming identity The danger of effeminacy and bad habits The virtues of perseverance and chastity St Joseph as a model for fathers and young men We also pray for: Holy families Priestly vocations Fathers and young men Holy Mother Church The restoration of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Belfast 🙏 Please consider supporting the restoration project. “Go to Joseph.” — Genesis 41:55 May St Joseph obtain for us the grace to live with strength, virtue, and fidelity to God’s will. 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Novena for Families, Vocations, and the Church 0:50 Restoration of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 0:58 Day 7 – St Joseph’s Manliness 1:07 St Joseph Raised to the Dignity of Father of Christ 1:31 What It Means to Be a Man 1:45 Effeminacy and the Pursuit of Pleasure 2:02 Deny Yourself and Take Up Your Cross 2:20 Bad Habits and Weak Character 2:38 St Joseph as a Model for Youth and Fathers 2:45 The Importance of Paternal Affirmation 3:01 Fathers Teach Strength and Perseverance 3:17 Forming Virtue in Youth 3:45 Resolutions Inspired by St Joseph 4:13 Perseverance and Chastity 4:23 Concluding Prayer to St Joseph (St Francis de Sales) 5:15 Help Restore the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary To donate to the Church Restoration Project in Ireland please visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/church-of-the-immaculate-heart-restoration 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 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 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 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 #StJosephNovena #CatholicMasculinity #CatholicMen #CatholicFatherhood #TraditionalCatholic #NovenaPrayer #GoToJoseph #CatholicFaith #InstituteOfChristTheKing