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Hey there, sproutsrauds. Today is Monday, May 1st, 2025. Today is also the feast day of St. Joseph,

the worker. Now, St. Joseph has two feast days, and they're both in the spring. We celebrate him in March as St. Joseph, the husband of Mary.

But today it's St. Joseph the worker. And today is a great day to remember that God made us to help work and do his will.

Of course, we rest on Sundays, but the rest of the week, we do work.

We were given hands and minds and feet to do God's work, to serve our families and our communities,

to serve all those in the world through our work, that our work can make us holy, and that through our work we can truly serve God. St. Joseph is a great example of this, because he truly did

serve God, Jesus Christ. He toiled, he was able to put a roof over Jesus's head and feed him that his work was done in the

service of God. And so can our work be done as well. Now this week on the Catholic Spouts podcast,

we are talking about X, which stands for Christ, of course, in the Greek language, and other symbols for Jesus Christ.

We've talked about symbols that are come from the Greek alphabet.

And yesterday we talked about the symbol of a fish and a lamb.

Today we're going to talk about two others, the Fleur de Lies and the Sacred Heart. But before we get there, please join me

in our brand new prayer for May, the Memerare. In the name of the Father and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit, amen. Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known, that anyone who fled to

thy protection implored thy help or sought thy intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O virgins of virgins, my mother.

To thee I come before thee I stand sinful and sourful.

O mother of the word incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me, amen.

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