Welcome to Day 7 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! Although the feast of St. Joseph the Worker is celebrated May 1st, we get to learn about his traits today as we approach his feast. The reading that today’s list comes from can be found here: DAY 7: PATRON OF WORKERS Day 7 St. Joseph List Work of a carpenter Manual laborer Occupied with work Content Humility Hands occupied with work Mind turned to God Work in the presence of... Read more
Welcome to Day 6 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! Yesterday was about the Patron of the Church, and today is about Joseph, Patron of Families. Our reading from EWTN that inspired this post can be found here: DAY 6: PATRON OF FAMILIES. Day 6 St. Joseph List Gentle Head of Family Divine charity Union of heart and mind Deepest love Respect True fatherly love Admiration for Mary Holy love Peaceful Happy Fatherly rule Protector Counselor Consolation Model of piety... Read more
Welcome to Day 5 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! Today we reflect on St. Joseph as Patron of the Church. St. Joseph Patron of the Church It makes sense that Joseph, who is Head of the Holy Family including the child Jesus who is Head of the Church, would have some authority that is respected in the Church. Yet, until recently, I haven’t heard too much about St. Joseph outside of Christmas season. In reality, the Church has always... Read more
Welcome to Day 4 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! Today is all about Joseph’s faithfulness as a servant to God, family, and also to us who ask for his intercession. The reading that inspired today’s list and reflection can be found here: DAY 4: FAITHFUL SERVANT Day 4 St. Joseph List ◦ personal servant of Jesus Christ ◦ Good and faithful ◦ Cared for the House of God ◦ Perfect obedience ◦ Commanding ◦ Father ◦ Disciple ◦ Submitted... Read more
Welcome to Day 3 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! Today’s reading, reflection, and lists are based off of this novena reflection from EWTN: DAY 3: MAN CHOSEN BY THE BLESSED TRINITY Day 3 St. Joseph List Representative of God the Father Sanctity Imitation of Jesus Consecrated to Jesus Holiest Head of the holy family Educate and guide youth of Jesus Cooperate as the instrument of the Holy Spirit Obeyed Carried out work of Holy Spirit Full of the spirit... Read more
Welcome to Day 2 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! We’re going to look at Joseph’s traits and his role as spouse. If you missed Day 1 and would like to catch up, there’s time! Here is Day 1. For those praying along or those curious, today’s list and reflections will be based on this reading: DAY 2: VIRGINAL HUSBAND OF MARY Day 2 St. Joseph List Husband of Mary Protector and witness of Mary’s virginity Calm Humble Deep virtue... Read more
Today we begin Day 1 of the St. Joseph Novena. If you missed it, here is my explainer of this series. For nine days we will be looking at the titles, virtues, and characteristics of St. Joseph. In short, I am following the EWTN St. Joseph Novena and pulling out words that describe who St. Joseph is. This could be adjectives, roles, or otherwise. Each day, I’ll make a list, then reflect on what we can learn from it about... Read more
Welcome to March! This month I am going to try something new here at Formed by a Flame. I am going to do a novena series leading up to the feast of St. Joseph on March 19th. I will not be writing a new novena to pray here because there are better sources for that. Instead, I will be following along with an existing St. Joseph Novena. Each day I hope to observe this holy Saint’s qualities and virtues as... Read more
Storms are often used to present ominous or negative events, but both of the St. Scholastica and the Shipwreck of St. Paul show us that a storm can be a gift. - February 10 Read more
Genre of Faith Last week, I shared songs from two very different sounding genres (Metal and Country) that I find inspiring, prayerful, or worth reflecting on. Interestingly, I find any of these songs to have more in common with each other than many songs within their own genres. What is the commonality between them? They are within the genre of faith. On Genre “Genre is more than just the sound of the music. It’s also, at the bottom, the culture... Read more
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