Are We There Yet?: Happy Nameday

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Happy Nameday

On the feast of the patron of laborers,

to our hardworking sons,

Paul Joseph and Gabriel Joseph,

and their Grandpa, Joseph Daniel.

And all of those special Josephs out there!

Grandpa is making his famous New Year's Eve bouillabaise here. If you're a seafood lover like we are, you'd walk a thousand miles for this stuff. Ohmygoodness, good! We look forward to this meal all year long. It's legendary. (My mouth is watering thinking about it!)

3 comments:

A Bit of the Blarney said...: Indeed, Happy Day to all! Cathy; March 19, 2009 at 5:44 AM
Anonymous said...: Happy feast of St. Joseph to all of you! I think I may get the boys working some wood today!; March 19, 2009 at 6:28 AM
Aubrey said...: Ah, yes, and we have an Isaiah Joseph (would have been his first name if I'd had my way!). I love the name Joseph because of this saint.

St. Joseph, pray for us! :); March 19, 2009 at 9:57 PM

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Heavenly Father, we ask You to guide our children in the choice of spouse. Don't let them be carried away by false charms or be fascinated by mere outward glamour, but guide their minds to look beneath and beyond all external attractiveness for the deeper things which alone are worth while.

Especially let the choice be of one who is a fervent Catholic, true in thought and word and deed to those ideals which are Yours, especially the value of their purity.

Dear Father of us all, give Your guiding help to our children, who are Your children, too. We will be letting them go soon, but please don't ever let our children go from you. Amen

St. Valentine, patron of romantic love, pray for us!

O, St. Joseph...

...whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the Throne of God, I place in thee all my interests and desires. O, St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession and obtain for me from thy Divine Son all spiritual blessings; so that having engaged here below thy Heavenly power I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers. O, St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating thee and Jesus asleep in thy arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him in my name, and kiss His fine Head for me, and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for us. Amen.