Welcome to the traditional Catholic daily devotional for Thursday, May 1st, 2025.

It's the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, first class with the color of white.

In this episode, The Meditation, the Month of Mary, its history.

Today's news from the conclave, an equation with many unknown factors.

A preview of today's sermon, hidden

resurrection, and today's thought from Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. But first the collect of

today's Mass, O God, creator of all things, who dost impose on man the law of work,

grant in thy goodness that by the example and patronage of Blessed Joseph, we may both

accomplish the work thou dost command and attain the reward thou hast promised.

Today, instead of a saint's story or a feast of the day, let's look at the prayer to St. Joseph

for the sanctification of labor, which was composed by St. Pius X.

Glorious St. Joseph, model of all who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work

in the spirit of penance in expiation of my many sins, to work conscientiously by placing

love of duty above my inclinations, to gratefully and joyously deem it an honor to employ

and to develop by labor the gifts that I have received from God, to work methodically,

peacefully, and in moderation and patience, without ever shrinking from it through weariness or

difficulty, to work above all with purity of intention and unselfishness,

having unceasingly before my eyes, death,

and the account I have to render of time lost,

talents unused, good not done,

and vain complacency and success,

so painful to the work of God.

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