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Pious remarkes upon the life of S. Joseph spouse of the B. Virgin Mary mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. Written originally in French by Rd. father Paul Barrie
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Barry, Paul de, 1587-1661.
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Faithfull and prudent servant constituted by our Lord for the Comforter of his Mother for the Forster-Father of his Humanity and for his only and most faithfull assistant in his great design upon earth S. Bern. Hom. 2. Super Missus est PIOUS REMARKES UPON THE LIFE OF S. JOSEPH SPOUSE Of the B. Virgin Mary Mother of our Lord JESUS CHRIST Written Originally in French by Rd. Father Paul Barrie The Second Edition of the English Translation Printed by T. F. in the Year M.DCC. THE TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS Pious Remarks upon the Life of Saint Joseph Spouse to the Bles-Virgin Mary exciting Devotion to this Glorious Saint CHAPTER I. OF the admirable Love that God bore Saint Joseph Pag. 1. CHAP. II. Of those wonderful Qualities whereby God render'd Saint Joseph aimiable above all other Saints except JESUS and MARY Pag. 20. CHAP. III. Of the great Love and special Devotion we ow Saint Joseph and that it ought to be next to that we have for JESUS and MARY Pag. 28. CHAP. IV. What was the Reason why it was so long before Saint Joseph the best belov'd of God and most aimiable of all the Saints after JESUS and MARY had such a Love and Devotion payd him as was due to the greatness of his Merits Pag. 34. CHAP. V. Of the ten particular Clients of Saint Joseph who by their Pious Examples have invited and mov'd us to a particular Devotion to him next to Jesus and Mary Pag. 50. CHAP. VI. Of the Ordinary Devotions that may be daily Exercis'd towards Saint Joseph Pag. 78. The Alphabetical Litany of Saint Joseph Pag. 85. CHAP. VII What Devotions are to be us'd to Saint Joseph upon his Feast Pag. 96. CHAP. VIII Of Devotions to S. Joseph during the Octave of his Feast or at other times according to the opportunity or affection of his Clients Pag. 108. CHAP. IX Containing nine different occasions of particular Devotions proper to Saint Joseph and practis'd by his particular Devots P 113. CHAP. X. Of the help and Assistance that Saint Joseph gives to his Devout Clients towards their attaining Interiour Perfection and in what this Perfection do's consist Pag. 130. CHAP. XI Of the assistance Saint Joseph gives to Spiritual Maladies especially to those who are in a bad State of Soul Pag. 146. CHAP. XII The Miraculous Assistance which Saint Joseph giv's in Curing Corporal Diseases especially the Plague Pag. 155. CHAP. XIII The assistance which God giv's upon all occasions by Saint Joseph Intercession Pag. 171. CHAP. XIV To exhort all to have recours to Saint Joseph and Confide in his Powerful Protection P. 177. PIOUS REMARKS UPON The Life of Saint Joseph Spouse to the Blessed Virgin Mary exciting Devotion to this Glorious Saint CHAP. I. Of the admirable Love that God bore Saint Ioseph IT was doubtless a Divine Inspiration with which that Painter was mov'd who first put a Lilly into Saint Joseph's Hand Flowers we know have something very lovely and charming in them and 't is look'd upon as an honor and good Fortune no less to bear their Name than to bear them in our Scutcheon or Coat of Armes Wherefore the City of Florence esteems it as a very great one to bear the Name of that rich Flower that adorns her delicious Gardens The glorious Name of Rose is also justly intail'd upon the Iland of Rhod's as being so beautiful and pleasant a place that it even resembles a Rose in the Spring All the World know's that Susa the chief City in great Assuerus's Kingdom pretended to better Fortune than all the other Cities of Asia because the Name Susa signifies a Lilly whereby she gave her self a right above all other Cities of stiling her self the City of Lillies And there are none even of the Interpreters of Holy Scripture who do not take notice that the City of Nazareth fortunately bore the Name of Flowers Because it was the residence of Jesus Nazarenus that is Jesus of the City of Flowers and the Native Town of Mary and Joseph the three fairest Flowers in the Garden of the Holy Catholic Church We Read also in Ancient Annals that the very name and sight of Flowers have been look'd upon as a most happy and prosperous Omen for as Plutarch recounts in the Life of Sylla the Roman Army being drawn up in Battle array ready to charge the Enemy an agreeable gale arising brought a great quantity of Lillies Roses Violets Flower-de-Luces Daffadils and several other sorts of flowers from the Neighboring Fields and Gardens which falling upon the Shields and Head-pieces of the Roman Souldiers they believ'd it a certain presage of their good Fortune and even a kind of crowning them Conquerors before-hand At the Battle of Lepanto Roses were there sold in the publick Piazza in the Month of October as red and fresh as they are in June From whence all assur'd themselves of a signal Victory that the Christians shou'd obtain against the Turk's This Lilly therefore Saint Joseph bears betokens those extraordinary qualities and priviledges wherewith he is inrich'd and therefore the Painter who first put it into his Hand was as I sayd without doubt inspir'd from Heaven to do so since this Branch of Lillies silently hint's at whatsoever can be said of him and even manifests all those wonders that lie hid in this Great Saint As I shall hereafter endeavour to explicate Wherefore do but learn the price and excellency of the Lilly and thereby you 'll know the eminent and admirable Perfections of Saint Joseph and perceive also that wonderful and almost incredible Love which God had for him For as a Lilly is the grace and ornament of a Garden of pleasure as 't is the beautiful Master-piece that draws the Eyes and charms the Hearts of the beholders at their first entrance into it so according to Saint Austin there are no less charming Lillies in the Garden of Heaven †Floribus caeli neque rosa neque liliae desunt Aug. serm 11 de Sanctis Amongst Heavenly Flowers neither Roses nor Lillies says he are wanting That are no less charming to their beholders Now let us see how beautiful and sweet a Lilly Saint Joseph is for since the heavenly Spouse is highly pleas'd with a feast of Lillies therefore Saint Joseph had the honor to be invited to it next after the Bridegroom himself * Dilectus meus mihi ego illi qui pascitur inter lilia Cant. 2.26 My beloved is mine says the Spouse and I am his who feeds amongst Lillies Behold then Jesus Mary and Joseph three glorious Lillies indeed that assist at this Banquet of Lillies The honor and beauty both of Heaven and Earth and the most amiable of all Created Objects But before we Contemplate Saint Joseph let us take a view of the Lillies Perfections which is an Emblem of him The Lilly surpasses all other odoriferous Flowers in growth as well as beauty she raises her beautiful head upon a streight stalk many feet
in the Armes of our most Merciful Redeemer And did I know to which of these my Pious Readers Inclinations wou'd most of all lead him I wou'd promote his Devotion thereunto But instead of this to shew how pleasing such Devotions as these are to Almighty God I will here relate what happen'd to a Devout Client of Saint Joseph a Religious Man of the Monastery of Monferat in Spain who was particularly Devoted to his voyage into Aegypt with JESUS and his Holy Virgin Mother It fell out that this Religious Man returning once very late to his Monastery lost his way and wandred so long up and down a Mountain some distance from it that at length he gave himself for lost by reason of the contagious effects that were occasion'd by the unwholsome Fogg's of that place or because he fear'd to become â— Prey to the Merciless savage Beasts of which the place was very full his fears and apprehentions increas'd with the darkness of the Night and caus'd him to recommend himself to Saint Joseph when upon a sudden he meets a grave Man leading an Ass which had a Woman upon it bearing an Infant in her Armes this happy incounter gave him â— wonderful Comfort which was increas'd when asking the way to the Monastery the Man who lead the Ass bad him follow him and he wou'd lead him the right way thither As they went their whole Discourse was of God and this with so much Fruit that never in his Lifâ— the Religious Man even in Prayer had felt the like Sweetness which was accompanied with no less Joy when he saw himself enter into the Village in which the Monastery was which joy was follow'd with no less astonishment when on a sudden his guide Disappear'd as soon as he had thus brought him out of all danger Which gave him presently the assurance that 't was Saint Joseph that had brought him out of this trouble and danger he was in whereby his Devotions to this great Saint was increas'd and also to that particular part of his Life to which he was before so particularly Devoted The third Devotion is to say every Day or at least once a weak his little Office which is in the Key of Paradise which is Printed at the end of this Book for the greater conveniency of those who desire to make use thereof This Office contains a continual Praise of Saint Joseph in which some of his Devotes who say it Daily others who say it every Saturday find great Comfort and no less Profit also And the great advantage that the Clients of Saint Joseph experience is his readiness always to acknowledge them as such and to assist 'em accordingly as appears by what some Years since happen'd at Loudun in France The Prioress of the Vrsulins of Loudun nam'd in Religion Sister â—ean of the Angels of the House of Cose was Possess'd by an Evil Spirit call'd Leviathan who exercis'd extraordinary violences and cruelties towards her she not knowing how better to defend her self against this his Tyrany made a Vow to say every Day the Office of Saint Joseph for a whole Year together and Weekly also to do some Pennance in his honour to obtain by his powerful Intercession a freedom from the Persecution she suffer'd from this her Infernal Enemy Two or three Days after she had made this Vow the Wicked Spirit left her at the first Exorcisme leaveing a Cross on the Fore-head of the said Religious as the Exorcist had enjoyn'd him and at the same time another Devil cry'd out Saint Joseph is come and has caus'd Leviathan to depart The fourth Devotion is Daily to recite the Litany of Saint Joseph which contain all the cheif Passages of his Life together with all the extraordinary Priviledges God bestow'd upon him And having lately seen a Manuscript of a certain Religious of the Order of Saint Bennet in which were set down amongst some particular Devotions to Saint Joseph A little Litany Compos'd in his honour in an Alphabetical order which pleas'd me very much it facilitating the Memory in relating it and therefore take occasion of giveing you the same in English after the same Order which if you like not you may make use of the great Litany which you will find in the Office of Saint Joseph Page 15. with the Prayer Page 5. THE ALPHABETICAL LITANY OF S. Joseph LORD have Mercy on us Christ have Mercy on us Lord have Mercy on us Jesus Receive our Prayers Lord Jesus Grant our Petitions O God the Father Creator of the World Have Mercy upon us O God the Son Redeemer of Mankind Have Mercy upon us O God the Holy Ghost Perfecter of the Elect. Have Mercy upon us Holy Trinity one God Have Mercy upon us Holy Mary Spouse of Saint Joseph Pray for us Holy Joseph Advocate of the Humble Pray for us Holy Joseph Blessed amongst Men. Pray for us Holy Joseph Confirm'd in Grace Pray for us Holy Joseph Defender of the Meek Pray for us Holy Joseph Exil'd with Christ into Aegypt Pray for us Holy Joseph Favorit of the King of Heaven Pray for us Holy Joseph Guardian of the Word Incarnate Pray for us Holy Joseph Honour'd amongst Men. Pray for us Holy Joseph Idea of Humility and Obedience Pray for us Holy Joseph Kind Intercessour for the Afflicted Pray for us Holy Joseph Lilly of Chastity and Temperance Pray for us Holy Joseph Mirrour of Silence and Resignation Pray for us Holy Joseph Nurfing Father to the Sou of God Pray for us Holy Joseph Obsequious Servant to the Son of the Blessed Virgin Mary Pray for us Holy Joseph Patron of the Industrious and Innocent Pray for us Holy Joseph Quintessence of all Vertue Pray for us Holy Joseph Ruler of the Family of Jesus Pray for us Holy Joseph Spouse of the ever Blessed Virgin Pray for us Holy Joseph Theatre of all Glorious Priviledges Pray for us Holy Joseph Vnion of all Christian Perfections Pray for us O Lamb of God who takest away the Sins of the World Spare us O Lord. O Lamb of God who takest away the Sins of World Hear us O Lord. O Lamb of God who takest away the Sins of the World Have Mercy upon us Pray for us O Holy Joseph That we may be made worthy of the Promises of Christ The Prayer ASSIST us O Lord we beseech thee by the Merits of the Spouse of thy most holy Mother that what our unworthiness cannot obtain may be giv'n us by his Intercession Who livest and reignest with the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost World without end Amen But the better to excite you to a Practise of this Devotion of reâ—â—â—eing the Litany of this great Saint I shall here set down some particular Favors obtain'd by the recital of them either every Day or only for a certain time prefixt The Religious of the Order of Saint Vrsula had a defign to settle themselves in Lambesa in Province some Years since upon hopes given 'em of