One Minute Meditations

St. Joseph the Worker
Our primary responsibility is to fulfill our daily obligations.  Yet, St. Joseph demonstrated that work can lead to holiness if our efforts are for God. 
St. Joseph was not rich.  He and Mary made a modest Temple offering when Jesus was born.  As a carpenter he had to work hard to support his family.  Yet, he offered all he was to raise God's son and protect him from harm.  St. Joseph made everyday life holy.

Upward glance
Try spending part of each day alone with God.  Human conversation keeps you grounded on Earth.  Moments spent with God are moments glancing toward the Heaven that awaits.

"When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, 'Woman, behold, your son!'  Then he said to the disciple, 'Behold, your mother!'  And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home"  (John 19:26-26).