Ep. 117 St John Joseph of the Cross

Saint Stories for Kids

Shining Light Dolls

Kids & Family

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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St John Joseph performed many miracles, but was very modest about it. He wanted people to know it was truly God's power that provided them, not his...but some people are harder to convince than others. Listen now to hear his story! St John Joseph, Pray for Us! www.shininglightdolls.com www.instagram.com/shininglightdolls www.facebook.com/shininglightdollsllc

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to St. Stories for Kids, a weekly podcast full of fun stories and facts
0:05.6	about the holy men and women that have come before us.
0:08.5	I'm your host, Shantal Vios.
0:11.0	St. Stories for Kids is brought to you by Shining Light Dolls.
0:14.4	Discover award-winning Catholic Toys books and more.
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0:20.3	Visit www.shininglightdolls.com to learn more and sign up to receive free coloring page
0:26.5	printables while you're there.
0:29.0	Today we'll be telling the story of St. John Joseph of the Cross, whose feast is celebrated
0:33.6	on March 5th.
0:35.4	John Joseph was born on the island of Isia off the Italian coast, on August 15th, 1654.
0:42.9	When he was born, his given name was Carlo, but he took the religious name of John Joseph
0:47.2	of the Cross when he entered the Order of Friars Minor at age 16.
0:52.0	At age 20, he was sent to help form a convent in Piedmont, and not only help found it,
0:57.4	he helped build it with his own hands.
1:00.1	He was ordained a priest, and against his wishes was made the superior.
1:05.0	During his life, he tried to avoid all attention.
1:08.0	He was incredibly humble, and even though he was the superior, and known as a miracle worker,
1:13.3	he always tried to deflect attention away from himself.
1:17.6	St. John Joseph of the Cross is the patron saint of Isia Italy.
1:21.4	Now it's time for our story.
1:24.8	A brisk wind blew past St. John Joseph as he pushed open the gate to the convent.
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