WORDS OF ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI

"Since we all must die, we should cherish a special devotion to St.
Joseph, that he may obtain for us a happy death. All Christians
regard him as the advocate of the dying who had honored him during
their life, and that for three reasons:

"First, because Jesus Christ loved him not only as a friend, but as a
father, and on this account his mediation is far more efficacious than
that of any other Saint.

"Second, because St. Joseph has obtained special power against the
evil spirits, who tempt us with redoubled vigor at the hour of death.

"Third, the assistance given St. Joseph at his death by Jesus and
Mary obtained for him the right to secure a holy and peaceful death
for his servants. Hence, if they invoke him at the hour of death he
will not only help them, but he will also obtain for them the
assistance of Jesus and Mary."


ST. TERESA'S PLEA
Words of St. Teresa of Avila

"Would that I could persuade all men to be devoted to this glorious
Saint, for I know by long experience what blessings he can obtain for
us from God. I have never known anyone who was truly devoted to him
and honored him by particular services who did not advance greatly in
virtue: for he helps in a special way those souls who commend
themselves to him. It is now very many years since I began asking him
for something on his feast, and I have always received it. If the
petition was in any way amiss, he rectified it for my greater good .
. . I ask for the love of God that he who does not believe me will
make the trial for himself - then he will find out by experience the
great good that results from commending oneself to this glorious
Patriarch and in being devoted to him . . ."
-Autobiography, VI, 11-12