{"id":799485,"date":"2026-03-09T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/saint-joseph-patron-des-peres-de-famille\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:42:06","slug":"saint-joseph-patron-of-fathers-of-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/saint-joseph-patron-of-fathers-of-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Joseph, Patron of Fathers of Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"799485\" class=\"elementor elementor-799485 elementor-799444\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d16112d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d16112d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-579634e\" data-id=\"579634e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e4cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e4cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The father of Jesus is considered the patron saint of fathers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanctuary<\/a> invites you to celebrate Saint Joseph on 19 March in Lourdes.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed43b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed43b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Husband of the Virgin Mary,<strong> gentle Saint Joseph<\/strong>, the foster father, the educator, remains a model for all the fathers of the earth, both as the father of Jesus and as head of the Holy Family.<br \/>Father&#8217;s Day is not an especially recent celebration. Some European countries, such as Spain, Italy, Portugal, have kept the custom of celebrating fathers on this date. Others, such as France, Canada, the United Kingdom, have on the other hand adopted the American tradition, which devotes the third Sunday of June to fathers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c69a255 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c69a255\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c493c0e\" data-id=\"c493c0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae7420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eae7420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Times of celebrations on 19 March<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-874c48a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"874c48a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddb317c\" data-id=\"ddb317c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551524e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551524e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>08:00 a.m.<\/strong> Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception<\/p><p><strong>10:00 a.m.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/lourdesplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mass at the Grotto<\/a><\/p><p><strong>11:00 a.m.<\/strong> Mass at the St John Mary Vianney Chapel<\/p><p><strong>3:00 p.m.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-rosary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rosary<\/a> at the Grotto<\/p><p><strong>5:00 p.m.<\/strong> Mass at the Rosary Basilica<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d29055\" data-id=\"2d29055\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d360d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d360d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bernadette and Saint Joseph <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f787c5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f787c5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9ba814\" data-id=\"c9ba814\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Statue_de_saint_Joseph-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Statue_de_saint_Joseph-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Statue_de_saint_Joseph-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b1f57a\" data-id=\"5b1f57a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65593b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65593b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1866, in the convent where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bernadette Soubirous<\/strong><\/a> had just taken the habit of the nuns of charity of Nevers, the young novice was found one day reciting the rosary, kneeling in front of a statue of Saint Joseph!<\/p><p>\u201cYou are distracted\u201d, a sister said to her!<br \/>\u201cThe Blessed Virgin and Saint Joseph are in perfect agreement, and in heaven, there is no jealousy!\u201d Bernadette answered.<\/p><p><strong>Fran\u00e7ois Soubirous, Bernadette&#8217;s father, died on 4th March 1871 and we know how important he was to his daughter.<\/strong> He was, Bernadette would say, \u201c<em>the one I held dearest in the world<\/em>\u201d. It was then that Bernadette realised that Saint Joseph had somehow become her spiritual father. She confided this in the August of 1872. She was in the infirmary and she said to those present:<br \/>\u201cBe good, I&#8217;m going to pay a visit to my father&#8230;\u201d<br \/>\u201cYour father?\u201d<br \/>\u201cSo you don&#8217;t know that my father is now Joseph?\u201d<br \/>From then on, Bernadette used to say, \u201c<em>Joseph is my father and the patron of a good death<\/em>\u201d. She found in Joseph her Earthly father who was no longer with her. And she said that this father appeared to her at one point in her life, \u201c<em>now and until the hour of my death<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201c<em>Today we still have good reason to commend everyone to St. Joseph<\/em>\u201d, wrote John Paul II in 1989 in the apostolic letter Redemptoris custos about this great saint.<strong> The solemnity of the spouse of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus, on 19th March, is a splendid occasion to turn our attention to Joseph the just.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a938456 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a938456\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e27c86\" data-id=\"4e27c86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91375c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91375c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prayer to St Joseph<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb8bb1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb8bb1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e66624c\" data-id=\"e66624c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e6ea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97e6ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cHail Joseph,<br \/><br \/>filled with divine grace,<br \/>in whose arms the Saviour was carried and under whose eyes He grew up:<br \/>blessed are you among men<br \/>and blessed is Jesus, the Son of your dear Spouse.<br \/>Holy Joseph, chosen to be a father to the Son of God,<br \/>pray for us in the midst of our cares of family, health, and work,<br \/>and be pleased to assist us at the hour of our death. <br \/><br \/>Amen\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fc9cbc\" data-id=\"6fc9cbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b49db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92b49db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/joyeux_2_vincent-768x594.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-819270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/joyeux_2_vincent-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/joyeux_2_vincent-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/joyeux_2_vincent-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/joyeux_2_vincent.jpg 1464w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The father of Jesus is considered the patron saint of fathers. The Sanctuary invites you to celebrate Saint Joseph on 19 March in Lourdes. 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