“He made him lord of his household, and prince over all his possessions.” Many saints have often lovingly referred to St. Joseph as their “lord.” In using this term, no saint intends to claim that Joseph is God. Joseph is not God. Saints sometimes use the term “Lord” when addressing Joseph out of respect, as is done when addressing dignitaries and rulers. Saints are pious and love to express their filial relationship to Mary and Joseph in devotional language. Mary, for example, is called Madonna. (“Madonna” derives from Latin mea domina, that is, “My Lady,” the feminine form of “lord.”) Referring to Joseph as “lord” has biblical foundations as well. Remember Joseph of the Old Testament? Well, his brothers end up calling him their “lord” (Gen. 44) when they encounter him again and he saves their family from famine. For us, St. Joseph is more than a brother; he is our noble spiritual father. He is our living spiritual father and lord. 🙏🏼 In the words of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Let us pray: “Noble St. Joseph, I rejoice that God found you worth of holding this eminent position whereby, established as the father of Jesus, you saw the one whose orders Heaven and earth obey subjecting himself to your authority.” Amen. #stjosephmovement #consecrationtostjoseph https://www.instagram.com/p/CNYUg-KAVkS/?igshid=s38p30c5xdjb