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This work is sold in the following places : St. Patrick's Asylum, St. Joseph's Asylum (Cemitery street), Bonsecours' Church and Mr. SudUer (corner Notre-Dame and St. Frangois-Xavier street.) With regard to the blessed cord, inquire at the three first places above UK^ntioned. MIRACULOUS EFFICACY OF THE CORD OF ST. JOSEPH GO TO JOSEPH., ^- (Gen. *Uj 5^.) M ,^^^ MONTREAL EUBEBE SENEGAL, Printer a^« Publisher. >jos. 0, 8 and 10. St. Vincent Street. 1870. \^ chill Blej Chu pro^ ord( he who thai gar] wer woi lest con it alr( con hai we THE CORD OF ST. JOSEPH. When God wishes to instil into the heart of his children some new practice of devotion toward the Blessed Virgin or the Saints, he inspires his Holy Church with the idea of recognizing it by her ap- proval, and enriching it with indulgences. And, in order to give greater evidence of His Divine wish he works innumerable wonders in favor of those who faithfully correspond to it. It was in this way that in times past the salutary devotions of the Ro- sary and Scapular in honor of the Queen of Heaven were established and propagated throughout the world. Even in our own day we see the same mani- festation of Divine Will with respect to the Arch- confraternity of the Cord of St. Joseph ; but lately it received the approbation of the Church and already it is known and adopted in every Catholic country. Before we undertake to signalize the marvels, that have been worked in favor of this new devotion we think it advantageous to the reader to say a few M ! !l words on Its origin; they cannot but manifest the inscrutable working of God, who chooses oftentimes the weakest instruments for his greatest enterprises,' his inexhaustible love for n.an and the infallible protection of St. Joseph over those who profess themselves his votaries. ORIGIN OF THE CORD. This devotion originated in Belgium in 1657. ll^-^^y''l\^'^^ °f ^'""" ">«'« ''^'^'J " certain bister Elizabeth, an Augustinian nun, whose angelic piety excited the admiration of all that knew her 1 his holy person was during three years a victim of the most excrucia'iDg sufferings. Her case became so desperate t;hat her medical attendants declared her death inevitable ; all human resource was therefore exhausted her only chance of recovery lay in the mercy of God. St. Joseph had always been one of her special protectors and to him she turned his supplications in this moment of need. A happy thought came to her mind. Perhaps, if she had a cord blessed in honor of this Saint, and wore it on ber person, she might be alleviated from this dread- ful malady. She followed this interior inspiration, and one day soon after, whilst she was in prayer, she fel herself suddenly cured. Her restoratioi to health was considered by her friends and visitors as tru y miraculous ; several persons testified to the veracity of the fact, and a piotestant doctor was nifest the Ptentiraes, terprisea, infallible profess ill 1657. a certain e angelic new her. nctim of 3came so ired her herefore "f in the 1 one of ned his i happy e had a re it on 3 dread- )iration, 7er, she tion to dsitora, 1 to the or was found among those who signed this testimonial. This incident found among the records of the Bol- landists was inserted in a little work entitled '' The Month of St. Joseph," published in Kome, 1810. This work was publicly read during the month of March 1842 in the Church of St. Nicolas, Verona, and was the means of spreading the knowledge of the above fact. Its recital produced a marked effect upon the inhabitants of that place ; sick persons confident in the power of St. Joseph had cords blessed in his honor ; graces numerous and extraor- dinary were obtained, and marvellous cures were repeatedly worked. This singular devotion spread rapidly, thousands of cords were sent from this city to France, Belgium, Germany, to all parts of Italy and even to America and Asia. The Cord not only possesses the virtue of curing bodily diseases, but if has a special charm against the aggressions of the impure spirit. The Bishop of Verona seeing the vast progress tli^t this devotion w?. ^ making deemed it necessary to demand its ratification at Home ; after a mature deliberation tbe Holy Congregation at Rome gave its consent and approved of the prayers attached to th*^ Bene- diction of the Cord. The Association of the Cord of St. Joseph was then declared Pnmarla and His Holiness Pius IX endowed it with several extraor- dinary indulgences. e Graces attached to the Cord of St. Joseph. These special graces are : lo A special protection of St. Joser-h 2o Purity of Soul. ^ " 30 The graco of chastity. 4^ Final perseverance. 50 Special asssistance from St. Joseph at the hour or cleatn. Nature of the Cord and the way it Should be worn. The Cord of St. Joseph should be made either of thread or cotton, having at one end seven knots signifying the joyous, the dolourous and glorious mys enes of this august Patriarch. It is worn a' a cincture and should be blessed by a priest having the iaculties f^ so doing. ^ Prayers attached to the Cord. To recite every day in honor of St. Joseph seven imes the Glarr^to he the Father, the Son, L ,nd afterwards the following prayer : most faithful guardian to whom God confided Jesus, innocence itself, and Mary the Virgin of Sv"f]' fi:^^^^3^,^f^^c^^tliee through Jesus and served of all taint of impurity in soul or in body J! >S6ph. the hour ould J "either a knots glorious orn as a having ti seven c, and '^irgins mfided gin of IS and )g prc- body, I may constantly serve Jesas and Maiy in spjtleaa charity. Special Indulgences attached to the Cord of St. Joseph. l** Plenary Indulgence. 1° On the day of admission into the association. 2^ The 19th of March, or any of the days of the Novena. ^ ^, -r ^ i 30 On the Feast of the Patronage of fet. Josepli 3d Sunday after Easter. p fi.« -r v 40 On the Feast of the Espousals of the 15. V . Mary and St Joseph. 50 On the anniversary of those who have died 11 the association. ^ , r^. 60 On Christmas, the Feast of the Circumcision of the Epiphany, Easter, Ascension day, Corpus Christi and Pentecost. ^ ^ ^ 1 t. n^n 70 Also on the Feast of the Immaculate Con- ception, the Nativity of our Lady, the Annunciation Visitation, Purification and Assumption. CONDITIONS TO GAIN THE ABOVE INDULGENCES : 10 To be truly sorry for one's sins. 2« to visit the Church or Chapel of the Association, or any other Church or Chapel. 3« to pray there for peace between christian princes, the extirpation of heresy and the triumph of the Church. „ , . • 4^« 80 At the hour of death for all the Associates who truly penitent and having confessed themselves of their sins receive the Holy Viaticum, or being fi 2° Partial Induloenc£8. for all the associates who *vill assist with a contrit^ heart a the exercises of the fir.t wedensday of the raocth in honor of St Joseph. ^ 3° An indulgence of 100 days for all eood works done by the associates with a contrite hfart and m the micntion o<' the Association. All these indulgences either plenary or partial are applicable to the souls in purgatory. ^'''"*5'hl?li!"®^*^9''?"i®'' ♦" *''« Associates of the Holy Cord of St. Joseph. ou!"-^'!': P,'"?""^ iadulgonco of the privile-ed al ar IS attached to all the masses celebrated forihe A^oeiates who hare departed this life. /J' bick people and persons ligitimatcly hindered rom making the visit required for tbo obtainint of the indulgences can substitute another work in its sei" ' •''"•honsation of the'r father con J. M. J. E X A M P L E S . As examples have often times make a more vived and durable impression on the mind than exhorta- tion or the closest reasoning, we have thought it iudicious to illustrate the influence of St. Joseph "imd the Divine concurrence in the propagation ot this pious association by selecting a few of the more striking of the many marvels that have been per- formed in fovor of those who ha>o •^'':^rn this Cord. The Consoled Mother. October 186T. A poor woman, the mother of a family was plunged in the deepest sorrow at seeing her son periously ill, on account of a Inrgc swelling in the interior of his body. He was totally unable to earn his livinc, he was also afflicted with a natural nM upon his face which disfigured him considerably and oftentimes caused him to be shy before strangers. •vrt« Viim nn f»r>prntlon The doctovb tned topcribrm upuu m upon which perhaps life and death depended. 15ut 10 Cord to her Son who ti 1 n"^ •«'"" '^'^ ^aorod This young man perfectly cured hoff , J^°P*?- .on and fulfil hi^ dutii withou the loafdfflrr ty- Glory and love to St. Jofcph. ^ *""'• The Best of Doctors. Belgium, June 3, 186T. doctor., of I c SL 'bt r^'- '^T^'"^ "«= bost their art, in a word sL w., "''•'^ "° ''="«fi' ^o-" St. Joseph enjoinin^,. her to ,n?t. , ''"'^ '""''^ ""^ Saint. She conm lipd wLi J" * ""'''''"' 'o ""»' *he believed fn the l^n H ^'T '""'^ '''"'ough of this aSi ' ^oSSii rtm ::' r'\ «nd anticipated ^as -noro' 1 , il Jed SI, 't1 not comn eterl Imr ,.«,, V ^^;*"zea. feho had 11 Hoping that these favors may augment tho confidence of your readers in St. Joseph. I remain yours, Ph. D. A poor workman unexpectedly restored to his family. VillcchenCve iUh6nc). In the month of October I went to see a poor man the head of a small family whose days, it V7as said, wore numbered. He was subject to frequent inflammation of the bowels and diarrhetic attacks; these weakened his constitution to such a degree that he could hardly retained the slightest food upon his stomach. He was worn away to a shadow and a violent cough setting in gave the docters rea- son to believe that his lungs were affected. 1 advised him to have recourse to St. Joseph, begm a novcna in his honor and communicate on the last day of the novena. Ho also received a cord which he placed upon him. He followed my advice to the letter. In suggesting this special devotion to the poor man I did not presume to hope his cure. I thoucrht that St. Joseph might at leaj^t protect him at the hour of his death whi^h did not seem far distant. My occupations hindered me from seeing him for some time, but what was my surprise in beholding him on tho last day of his novena approach Uie aitur. it is ^-'wu mai. nc iuvivv-i ij, -.-- ---- ~ ghost than a living creature, but still ho had 12 acquired sufficient strength to perform this sacred act From that day his health came rapidly back to hira and now he is never detained from his work he assists every evening at the preparatory novena which IS performed in the most solemn manner. Sister St. C^** Pulmonary diseases cured. Roueu, Oct. 4Ll), I8G7. Revd. Sir.- It is with pleasure that I assume the pleasant duty of communicating to you the names of several who ha v- personally experienced ttie kind intercession of our glorious saint. The most extraordinary of .the facts that I have to men- tion IS the cure of a young man residing in Ecrin- vilie. lor the last two years he has suffered from a pulmonary disease, he was in fact so debilitated that the doctors told him to prepare for death JNot 1 ^mg confidence in the power of heaven ho made a novena to St. Joseph and this completed began a second one towards the end of this 1 it^er novena he received the blessed cord of St. Joseph No sooner did he place the sacred charm upon him than he felt himself suddenly cured. Sister IIelle of the Providence. We have at mir fli«nAa..l o«^n.. A"^ i...^i'f»_ the great power of St Joseph over this fatal malady. 13 III tho department of Weurtlie there lives a man who some time ago fell into consumption ; this fatal malady had reached its last stage and all hopes ot life were abandoned. A cord was given to the invalid and three days after during which time a mass was offered up for him, the most alarming symptoms of the disease passed away ; he has re- covered his strength gradually and now he is per- fectly convalescent. Heart Disease Cured. Lyons, March lOth, 1368. Etnily Molardon. aged 27, was obliged to enter the Providence Hospital in the month o March 1866 on account of a violent disease of the heart. She was there confined to her bed during nve months; the P^lpit^ti<>^r\'^ '^H^wtt The ' plainly perceptible outside her bedclothes. Iho doctor pronounced her case mortal and incurable, he said her heart was the size of his hat. Spell, of weakening perspiration ensued which caused her to change her linen six or seven times a day. hhe was in this deplorable condition about two n.onths, when, one day, she said to me in one of my visits : '' My Father, pr.y St. Joseph that I may obtain somJease from my sufferings and that this pers- piration mny cease. I have not the presumption to a.k to be cured." I advised the poor soul to make .. .j^.,.eun in h^nnr of St. Josi- ': and wear his iWsseTcord%h7wiUingly conformed to my counsel. 'I iiil I iri 14 I also gave her a little book upon this miraculous charm which greatly increased her confidence in this great saint. In one of my visits to her she said to me in the most impressive nnnner : " Father, I am sure thai I shaii be cured j but I tried to moderate this assurance. The novena was nearino- to its end, the eve of its close she warned her assistants that her perspiration would cease on the morrow ; but that night her sufferings were uncom- monly violent, her linen had to be changed nearly every hour. I gave her the holy communion at G A. M.. the perspiration left her at 7, and she assisted at mass that was said at the foot of the bed in company with all the inmates of the house. Mass was hardly finished when she exclained aloud : '' I am cured ! I am cured ! The sickenoss has left me " The next day she arose and went to the work room of community, but she was positively forbidden to do anything, the following day howe- ver fche resumed her old occupations and followed strictly the rule of the sisters. The doctor said he might have been able to stop the sweating but her body would have swelled to an enormous sfze ; when her miraculous cure happened not the slightest symptom of dilation was perceived in any part of her body. In order to give more weight to the veracity of this statement, we the undersigned declare that we were immediate witnesses of the fact. Joseph Pontenet, Almoner. Sister Tiikresa, of Borgia. Sup. 5^iSTER Odila, Infirmarian. Emily Molardon» 15 miraculous Dnfidence in her she said : " Father, fc I tried to WSL8 nearinjr warned her jease on the rere uncom- Qged nearly amunion at 7, and she t of the bed louse. Mass aloud : ikenoss has ent to the J positively day howe- id followed or said he fig but her size ; when e slightest part of her le veracity eclare that ONER. gia. Sup. in. A Soul delivered of alt its scruples. Savoy. There lived in this place a young man who is in his twenty-eight year, and who for the last seven years has not frequented the Sacraments through scruples of conscience. In every other respect he appeared to be a good Catholic. He was advised by his nephew to wear the cord of St. Joseph and become a member of the Arch-confraternity. He did so, and his scruples have left him entirely. A case of epilepsy cured. The fallowing communication has been lately re- ceived by the director of the Arch-Confraternity of Beauvais. Aveyron— I feel bound to further you informa- tion of a singular cure that was obtained for one of our members through the intercession of St. Joseph. In our (^listrict there lives a young man who some time since was smitten with epilepsy. He tried every remedy imaginable, but in vain ; his attacks were frequent often times, several times a week. Having heard of the wonderful efficacy of the Cord St. Joseph this good young man obtained one from his pastor and had nine masses offered up in honor of Bt, Josenh. Durinc this novena his attacks were 16 more frequent but on the last day they ceased, he felt a great change within him, and, although it is three months since he obtained this miraculous cord he has not fallen once. Such is the power and goodness of this Saint for those who invoke his aid with confidence. ill A young child cured. Drome. For the last four years my child was deprived of the use of his limbs, he was a year old when an unaccountable debility became manifest in his lower members. It had the appearance of paralysis. Wo have been obliged to keep him continually in a sitting posture. I tried all that I could to benefit his con- dition, I even went beyond my pecuniary means hoping to do him some good ; but this only exaspe- rated my husband seeing that all my endeavors were vain. In this distress I had recourse to a kind lady who had oftentimes before helped me iu moments of need. She counseled me to begin a novena and make my child wear the holy Cord of St. Joseph. Three days after the novena was begun on the 19th of March my love rose without any assistance from his chair and went around the room crying: 'I am cured ! I am cured ! I had left however early in the mornint' as I had some marketing to do ; but what was my sur^)rise and joy when I saw my child run to meet me. Eternal thanks and love to St. Joseph. 17 Cure of a Serious Illness. Ch:t. Boseph. Another Case of Fever Cured. Cahors, October 25, 1867. A young woman was stuck down with a fever or rather with three different fevers each extremely dangerous, she soon became delirious, and the last rites of the Church were given her. Her mother, distracted with sorrow, came to the writer ot thi* letter and asked me for a cord which she instantly put on her suffering child. As at that moment the patient gave a few indications of lucidity she en- joined her to pray to St. Joseph, the poor girl made a sign of assent but soon after fell into a speechless delerium. Help, however, was near at hand, a few hours had hardly elapsed when a change for the better was observed ; the desease from that moment was abated. The physician that had attend- ed her was taken by surprise when informed of the fact. But what was still more astonishing the youn<» woman recovered her health so rapidly that in a °week, she felt better than she had been for many a day before. A Child torn fronn grasp of Death. Avi-yron, June 13, 1867. Allow me to communicate to you the details of a cure which I cannot help considering a miracle. In the month of May of the present year a youn O ; 1 ; I J i! Hi ^ll I 1 .20 child named Irma the only daughter of her parents was attacked with bronchites. This desease did not come alone, it was acclDmpanied with catarrh and typhoid fever. So bad was his state that he was declared incurable. But what human act cannot effect our great Saint can easily perform. At the suggestion of one of my sisters the sick child's family began a novena in honor of St. Joseph. Nine days passed away and no change for the better was per- ceptible, the tenth day the crises of his sickness was so great that he appeared to be dead. My sister hastened to see the poor child, and found his family plunged in the deepest of affliction ; they even were about making preparation for his funeral. " Begin " said she a second Novena to St Joseph ; he will surely hear us. At the same time she took the cord which she wore herself and placed it upon the child. At the end of his second Novena the child notwith- standing the contrary prediction of his physician was fully out of danger. Once only during this second Novena did the child undergo as violent a crisis as the first, it was on the day when, by mis- take, the family forgot to say the usual prayers of the Novena; Saint Joseph seemed to intimate tho* a constant prayer was necessary for the obtaining pi' this cure. At the present moment the child i.^ m perfect health and is the light and happiness of his family who night and morning thank St. Jo- seph for this iTiuTvelous cure. Paul Vilier. A Youn To the ;■ I^" ;;cord al Itercess tlbrwai ' of the was ti , docto on th ? be c I frien :: Nov( I and I theii Nov evei betl ren 21 ner parents ase did not 5atarrh and lat he was act cannot n. At the ild's family Nine days r was per- is sickness . "My sister i his family y even were [."Begin" li ; he will ok the cord nthe child. Id notwith- 3 physician luring this i violent a jn, by mis- aycrs of the iiate tho* a btaining of child i.^ iii appiness of nk St. Jo- VlLIER. , A. Cured of Inflammation of the Eyes. /°^^^'^'^' B.,U., November Ut, ISO. * , P 7 Editor of the Annals of St, Joseph : To the Revd. Mito. J . I know, Rr^^^t^;'^,e ^^^^^^^ through the in- ;cord all the favors Ja^ are wo^ ^^^ ^^.^ i itercession of bt. f^^^^P^'^^^e following cui;e : '' One .forward jou ^ ^«,f^^*^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^'^^^'.f ^th^^ '' of the yoaug ^^^'^^'V^T^ycs ; she consulted the was troubled with i^^^f f Vjg'g' Attempts they were doctors, but aft^^3,:rS^ she would never on the point of inforinin nci • ligation of a be cured. Importunately, at tiie n^^ ^^^^^ . friend, she Ijad recourse to SL Oos p , ^ Cord ' Novena to tlas Saint ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^-^^ her by and the sisters of the insm ^^^^^^ ^ f the their fervent K^y^^^/. „^^,, somewhat abated on Novena, the i^^^-^^^ ^a sens''ble change for he every succeedmg day a ^^^^^^^^,3 only e.ists the Sudden Cure of a Skeptic. Seine Infcrieure. , o- T here communicate to you the lleverend Sir,yl ^^^^J^^^^^ ^^^^ worked on agreable news ^^^ i recommended to your ^^^ TTonnff man whom l t te Vt^^ him a visit, and offereA;^ .V. j ''? '""'^ ^ P^'d ranee that it Wourd I\; ' '^"'"'^ '''"> 'h* ^^a- "t will cure me." Now Tl '*' ''°*'* ''°» ^^y moment I jjave him thT 1^^°""! ■"""' ""''1 *•>« quent fits if rornXf. 1 ""'^^^^ to fall into fre- the signs oL:7^il\^ff:^^il^y' but m„ce then Baid, if ever he would be cured ; ^.3 physician the course of two or thrl f ' 1, '^?''^ "*« ''"'y i" taken aback uroulVS ft v^°? ''' ^ ""^ g^''«tly " What,- said C '■ vou I ° "''>'<'""'S ■»«■> weakness is gone 'w/v J ° '""«''■ ''''''^' y»"f doctor could^not accouTfo;^! " "''.T'^ ' ^he b"t the patient's fr end knew hIT.^'- *""«''' ■ntcrcession of St. Joseoh tL °'^'"S '« "'e that know him nntVl!^ ' 1 *''^" *"<'<""'3 those cd amon^lServaLtJ °"' '''^ """^ ""^^ ^e rank- A Remarkal^le Convers ion. A • 1 1 . JJeaiJvaig, Jul/, I867 «ba^naS';t,Ss7u.rerA^^^^'-"^>-- The entreatiesof Cwife .k'/'-'' •''"'.8«^<'"«ly iH. .">'S.''t receive «peakingon the suljootr)i^'',TT'a !'"' *">'^ was hject. But her confidence 23 nan professed jiven to utter e sick I paid ith the as&u- • He took it ineoyou say an, until the ^^11 into fre- it since then is physician i be only in was greatly young man. ' sick, your ured !" The en change, t^ing to the 2cors tho.9o »y be rank- came '7, 1867. any years fously ill. t receive her from ence was me and obtained a bles- aea curu «u^ ^..^ r^n him without his know- ledge, mkking it the tyin^ of a bandage which the doctor had ordered him. He recovered for a while, I lit fell into his old state of wavering between J.to and death ; however, he began to manifest signs ot 1 patience and resignation. In fine he asked for a priest. He received the parish priest with the great- est edification, shedding tears of joy, asking par- don of his wife and children for the scandal he had civen them by his irreligious life, and advising them to be filled with the sentiments which then actuated him and shun those which he once followed. Ha spoke in the same strain to his friends and acquain- tances. What surprised him in this sudden change was its unaccountable cause ; his wife then thought it was time to reveal her stratagem of love. Ihe declaration filled him with joy and gratitude. He caused his name to be inscribed among the mem- bers of the Archconfraternity, he never let a day pass without repeating several times the prayers ot the Association. It was in these beautiful senti- ments that death came upon him, his almost pulse- less hand held an image of his benefactor and his lips repeated the sweet prayer : *' St. Joseph, con- duct me to JcBUS, your adopted Son and my ba- viour. *** 24 •j!^ IP Several Cures Worked by St. Joseph. We take the following facts from a letter of tlie venerable P. Priest of St. Frederic : *' You kindly requested me to send you an account of the miracu- lous effects which the Cord of St. Joseph has pro- duced in my parish and its environs since the establishment of the Confraternity. Here are a few hastily taken down but upon whose authenticity you can rely. A poor woman afflicted for the lust 4 or 5 years with erysipelas, suffered greatly from its effects especially in winter. She could not leave the house during the whole season. Having heard of the Cord of St. Joseph and of his Confraternity, she obtained the one and entered the other. The very week she put on the cord, her malady left her. Since then she can go out doors in winter without being the least affected. — Another woman was trou- bled for a long time with a cancer. One day she came crying to me, asking me for some remedy against this fatal disease. I advised her, first to wear with confidence the Cord of St. Joseph ; if this failed, I told her I would try something else. She put it on, redoubled her confidence in that great Saint , and since Ihon she told mo, she felt herself improving fastly. — A poor man tormented with rhumatism in the small of the back and arms so much so that it was with diflficulty he could work ; he heard of the efficacy of the Cord of St. Joseph, and believing in the power of this great Saint hastened to procure one immediately. To his great surprise =be felt him gr ; The ."happei 25 ■lim eradually. . . . x could liave cited ^'^''^"^'"^rn.ost devoted .rvant, • J. B. E. Moore, rnest. A Serious Spinal Affection Cured. Aisue- f (1>f- Ipost cxtraordi- \Ve have just had a cuve at tl^ '- ^ j^^.j. J ^Sgni-d and -°-iJ i^^^' Stnesscd t'-e "hip and his five '''^^''^.^^^^^U, cure of a young feet itself: it ^•''\*"^°'''";"iterintheoffioeof one man of eighteen, A- S'"- ''^^^.i^g during severa of our notaries, w^?^f Xdon The injured part months from a «P«t te t "timony of the doc or n^tpnded according to mt i , ^ .1 I anointed '£tio 10 .ecnt;-f-\rite blessed Cord him in the evening, and as '^« ^ , j • to have great St. Joseph, I i;'^%lSorfu patron of a good confidence in t^« ''""^ A i.e would never recover. Slants; I.iJdrc-„ --ed^turs his n.lady -= aUrerTsis^ J^^^mTd 'atuf f J " - • ;« il.o morning, i ^"',. _..u, . Le liad CiOv^ I aticnt. i; he "dead 7 No, wa» vne .c,:, 26 an hour's calm hnf iU^ • • i «ot recover ianLo,^^''^^*S'''''»«'^. he ,ril| oould not give hiTZfj^ ^"^ ^'^- Seeing thaT '^ of the viorence of the atti TT'''"' <"• ^ooo""* communicate now ?WiS ""l^^ y"" »<>', said I haste, for by an7 by T^^itnV • ''^^''^ ''"' """ke the consoIa-Jion t7 give "ii' IT""'^'^- ^ ^^^ In ess than a quan« of an v,^ oommunion. ■of h.s relations came and s,M T ^°"'" ''^'«''' one -ends me to make you atari ttl". •' " ^^ <""'«'"" was indeed true Hi, w l ""^ 's cured. It «"ayed ; he ros im fro^""'L^'"''?'"S """"Pletely next day to see his Lordshl in T^ "'"" «" the 'hanks. Since then he is veTy weli '" '"''"'" ^''" The.Workman's health restored. tion ZTaris Vur goTfa 1^" s7T ""'1' •""' ''^'>- from day fo day. ^ '''"'^' ^*- Joseph increase* g J:; Portrir tiS tt'^ r - -' '- fsVJ '* '"..P"' °" this ho y Se 5""st7 '"'^.P^ '<> « above all the stay and V- Z/'e .u ' '^"^^Ph who *ome months a™ to man;? k-'^*''° P^""- wished f one of these ill f^todh- " P°'^^^ '" favour '^^7^ had been confin d (o iT J'',"' ''°'' «"««« £;•'■''» which hindered I.L^. t}'l^,'.^ ^"7 intense "' "oUod; the suffering, w;';;""T«!"V"Kht- ^ wore so great that the new, he will «eing thafc I n on account 1 not, said I, ed but make 5iWe. I had communion. ^ after, one ' Mj cousin s cured. It completely fne on the return him 27 poor man despaired of ever recovering the use of his limb?. After having vamly exhausted all the remedies of art, his poor wife ^ad ^^««7^«« *^ Heaven • she recommended the cure of her husband to the prayers of some pious and devout servants of St. Joseph. Urged on by a dmne inspiration 'she luckily thought of coming and askmg us for a blessed cord. We gave it to her with a medal of the archconfraternity enjoining her to inspire con- fidence in her sick husband. Scarcely did the poor man put on the holy livery when he could not only make use of his paralysed limbs but even resume on the following day, his ordinary rural labours lu a village at a considerable distance from Vico. Deprived of the goods of this earth, this poor woman knew not how to testify her gratitude to St. Joseph, like the poor widow of the Gospel she brought us half a measure of oil beseeching us to use it before the statue of St. Joseph. the ddvo- increases Hemmorage Cured. Gironde.— I hasten to acquaint you with the cure of my brother for whom I asked you a novcna during the last month. Thanks to the powerful prot€c"tion of St. Joseph, he is quite convalescent. As soon as he took the holy cord, ho suddenly ceased vomiting and spitting blood. The doctors who had no longer any hope, were astonished at 28 this miraculous cure. Glory then and gratitude to St. Joseph, b ntil the end of my life, I will conse- crate myself to the propagation of his sacred devo- tion. Relief from one long and violent headache. H(^rault. — In the month of June or July, you advised me to bind my head with a cord of Saint Joseph and recite the prayer of the archconfrater- nity that 1 might be relieved from the painful headaches of which T was victim. You will do me a great pleasure if you find it opportune to insert my cure in the " Messenger of St. Joseph." For fifteen years at least I have suffered from violent headaches brought on by a neuralgia which conld not be checked in its progress. I bound my head with my blessed cord three or four nights and two days after n)y pains ceased entirely. The remarkable cure of a young girl. To propagate the devotion towards the Cord of St. Joseph the last number of the *' Divoto " relates the following fact, taken from a letter written at Vicence. Three months ago, while vit-iting the invalids of itude to 11 conse- (1 devo- iche. jly, you if Saint infrater- painful do me une to oscph." L violent b could ly head ind two rl. Uord of relates tteu at ' ^ho was at fi^st a*f "r!ioJ The remedies preset bed Twtioa and felt mn(Ai bttur a „ .^^^^ Lf ;^£rarbCs. f- Satisut; ^mataed as.if shewcre ded ^o«; ^^ff^^n^s to ncT.'lbouring beds fo Sot ^1 en ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^,g„ a p ty tbe poor youn? g 'J; '^^ ,, „,y daly vjsU , S*a great -JJonce ^ ^^ ,,, ,ecUe t^ always tl>e "o;-^; • bed for tbc a««ocu|^^. On J^ little prayer V^^f" jepavturo, her t'"»""° • day that preceded J '^ i,,^^ »^°»V W V W Jotiimcneed so that MU- .^^^^^ Ho\y Vwl. alids of ;n went M '4 i 30 tile ticket association wM^L *^^®^ »iy eves nn 8he Lad been rW,- ^ '"' '^^ declared tn „! .^^ d»v .; . "^''vered from oil , '^'"^ "> us that «derab!e swelling, princ miT • ''^ ^^^ ««" a con- when she put around her lol^!^''-^ ^^'i disappeared «Dd went into the chanel to? ^\T^ of St. Josenh iac?rf f ^"^-i- Sch ?;Thfr^ '"^ «3 ^irJ i" ^ «■» "uthorized to t^f f""j™* of the S'ri, Anna Zanef ti of pl ^'."'^ ''7 the youn^ h«og publicly kj^nl^'^y'/'^or/er thaUh"! -'o-ph and the edifica«oJoV"hVf,'iWry °^ »* nis tcuthfui servants. *** A Voung Child saved by St Joe u W« '«ad in the .• , ^P''" Archoonfraternitv of r"'"' "'' ""« director of f. •f'*' following "''''"''"''' <'«'^d July ssfie'e^e' ^ ^or her iJJness. '\ ^y eyes on ^ to me for her since she had ^asofVicence, of the Cord of ^^>, I saw her ation because ^hom were §ht it usefuj ^ turn to the ed to us that , pains on the i i still a con- ^gion of the disappeared ^ St. Joseph nd received I'uth of the '' the young ■^ that this lory of St. 1 servants. h. •r of the 28, 1866 31 Permit me, dear associates, to advise you in quite fa particular manner to provide yourself with the blessed Cord of St. Joseph. The most consoling accounts show us, every day, the marked benevo- lence of our well-beloved Saint towards that livery. I am happy to give you a proof of it by making mention of a very remarkable cure, obtained in favour of one of our pupils on the 4th of July, 1866. It was on the day of cur first communion. One of our young pupils, nine years and six months old, was confined to his bed during several days without the appearance of any disease. On the 4th, in the morning, he was suddenly attacked by internal con- vulsions, five violent crises succeeded each other at short intervals. As his state became alarming, a telegraphic despatch was sent to his parents who arrived here in the afternoon. The child received the Cord of St. Joseph. Meanwhile a fresh crisis stronger than the preceding ones, brought the inva- lid sick child to the edge of the grave. The whole of one side of the body was paralysed, the tongue oontractec, the eyes deadened, and reason had t ' disappeared. It was found necessary to give Ml. - imc-Unction.For two hours the death-rattle was iL the child's throat ; the prayer for the ago- nizing was begun. However the pious mother, whose faith surpassed her sorrow, made a vow to St. Joseph, that if he would preserve her son, to place an eoc-voto in his chapel and to consecrate her child to the priesthood, if such were the will of the Lord. A few instants after, the child recovered. The paralysis disappeared, the fever became abated 32 ;:^^ri:n';."b"rnT^iih\.aUh a„d he c.Ued Z „o«rL*n,.nt, Through prudence, he w« kept lie day. in the infirmary. No trace of the d.,ease now remains. Glory and thant? to St. Joseph. * * * I T//0 Extraordinary instances of the Power of St. Joseph. Diocese- of Langres. V certain p.r.soii who was attacked by a horrible cancer in the face, has been cured alter having taken the Corl and nude a noveni to St. Josepa. If Is -ratitude wa. equal to his joy in bang dohvcr- cd IVom that frightFul disease whicli wa.s for hmi H Hource ofboUi phy.-ical and moral ^uffeiings. Ixis-Rhin. I also nvfc tlie Uveliebt gratitude to St. Joseph, fur I feel his Hcnhiblc protection since I have been associated to bin Arcliconfraternity, and since 1 wear bis Cord. Before, my life vyas very sad, my ,„ul continuMlly oppressed by interior pains. In this l„ng spiritual agony, 1 spent eix long yeaiv^. Since last spring my health became very alarming. Ihen I felt myself inclined to wear the Cord ot St. Joseph which at my recjuest, you condescended to send me. I •'•irded uj"F(*lf with it. full of confidence and res- 33 chill )f life, called 3 kept iifiease 1. er- ot igre3. orriblo having Foseph. :^.olivcr- br him .'^• -Rhhi. Joseph, vc been since I sad, my In this Since , Then . Joseph lend me. and res- I pect, and a thousand thanks to St. Joseph, for my soul and body are perfectly cured. K** Cure attributed to the Cord of St. Joseph. April 11th 186Y. A young girl, miss Maria B*^^, employed in a cotton mill, was attacked by a very grievous sick- ness consisting at the same time in neuralgy of the heart, inflammation of the chest and pleurisy. The physician without yet completely despairing of her life, was very uneasy about the consequences of the malady and it was thought necessary to persuade her to make her confession. The same dny the Father Director of the congregafcipn of the chil- dren of Mary de Fourvi^re, of which she was a member, came to see her and advised her to consecrate heself to St. Joseph, to wear his cord, to begin a novena and promise St. Joseph to insert the fact in the '' Propagateur" if she would ^ bo completely cured: in the meantime he promised himself to assist her in the novena and to say Mass with that intention. The patient was so fatigued that somebody had to tie the cord to her arm. God delayed not to hear these prayers. On the very next day, the physician acknowledged his own surprise at seeing the sudden amelioration which was manifest- ed in the state of his patient ; it would not be attri- ■U" 4-^/1 */> *V.rt vArv.n/1i'oa BinnA ns slin wn.s unable to 34 ^t S'that Sy leTs becoming better aad ^"^ better however the last day of the noveaa she and better, nowevci ^rpcedine ones ; she did not seem so well as on J,he P ^«dmS^^^ .. ^^^ 'fTndW coulseSd^inore obstinate. The side and her eou«a '«« ^ morning ; physician >y^f. XTitient fXthe stitch no longer a^rcougl id S sTpeared : all this took place and thecougn n i-y ^^^^^ ^^^j„g ^"™lAer Sl'ared she had no longer any trace iSSrteSroS^iorS:^ SySaft i?K>ed L Uie gt lung was greviously affected.-Glory to St. Joseph.^^ The Story of a grateful Servant of St. Joseph, A venerable priest of the province of Narnur (Belgium) sends*^ us " the 28 February 1870, the '^MoSian'twenty ye.^rs ago, I was as it were broS down, at the opening of my career by a very Sckness '. I was attacked at the same ime by a 'congestion of the brain, stomach-pains vujntneu^ ralgia and general weakness oi iub n-^ .-a., . ^ tried ings. and a she ; she n the The ning ; longer place laving r trace ng on J great gerous eaving it lung h. seph. Namur '0," the it were y a very me by a 5nt neu- "^^ ' 35 During the first years of my sickness, I was so weak that I could not read one or two hues of any book whatsoever without causing a great te'xdache ; oft^ I had not strength enough to say a - Pater and even till the days that preceded my cure I was still 80 feeble that I frequently happened not to be able to say a few short prayers morning and evening. With still greater reason I was unable to recite any part of my breviary. Such was my habitual state ?t is true that, by an effort of the will I succeeded sometimes in overcoming, to a certain degr^^| ^^f impotency, but it was on condition of V^y^^^H afterwards by an aggravation of my sickness. 1 was then reduced'to a famentable state ^^^^^P^^^^^^ ing and I had almost no hope of being delivered from it. I will tell you now. Reverend Fa her, how I obtained the radical cure of that painful malady. For some time past I had a special devotion to St. Joseph and that inspired me with the happy thought of subscribing myself to the - Propagateur I procured then thil estimable paper ; I eagerly read several numbers and. was deeply struck with the many astonishing or miraculous graces obtained n ordays by the intercession of this holy Patriarch . I determled immediately to wear this marvelous LJdKed in his honor, and to have recourse to the protection of the holy Spouse of Mary. I was convinced that nothing less than a miracle could cure me ; which miracle I sollici ed in vam so long from the most Blessed ^^^g^"'/*'^, thought of theinsuccess of these prayers, did not dlcourage me. I said to myself: who knows but 36 Mary has delayed in hearing me m order J^« leave all the honor to her virginal Spouse !.. Thus full of confidence I respectfully girded myself with the precious cord : I made some promises to this great saint should he hear my prayer and I began my novena. inuring the first days, I felt relieved on the se .enth day, the improvement was more notable and on the ninth, I could go to the end of my bre- viary without much difficulty. Since then I had the happiness of being able to acquit myself of this obligation so dear to a priest and I recite all my brev'iary, not only with facility but I can till devote a considerable portion of the day to intellec- tual occuputions. , . , 1 . • o Seven months ago to-day 1 obtained this previous favor from St. Joseph ; my health is strengthen- in- every day and I hope that after the next month of'^March, it shall be more robust even than it ever was before my sickness. I repeat it, I am con- vinced that this cure is owing to a supernatural cause. What I have just said, shows it already sufficiently. In fact, it was a chronic malady which could net disappear at best but after a long while and by means of an energetic treatment, i had moreover, done all that is humanly possib.3 lo cure me I had undergone during several years pamtul treatments. I hud consulted a good number of excellent physicians ; they were generally of opinion that time alone, with rest and good regime could, to a certain degree, restore me to health. One ot them, after makinj; me undergo during a month, in his o^^n house, a very painful treatment, said that BIV 37 T was attacked by an incurable malady. In the L^e llyear, I had ag-V^Jr^o = months in a capital of Europe, '" ,°'-^«; *V°,"X for the last time the most ■^^'^o^n^^f^y/'T _«s- wprP there I submitted successively to the pres Stions of ttree of the most celebrated doctors without being the least relieved. „,„,„,... of I will add that the third one, an old professor ol thP Tlniversitv of France, declared to me atter everS Zsrfexamiaation that I should no longer cZult an^y physician, but.give *« tjme res^ and good diet, the care of restoring me little by Uttle, •*ri7e"tnt,ft:m wht ts been seen that I spared nolhing o cure myself. And behold, a few 3:i^L>r|.^^^^^^^^^^ the happy inspiration to gira myseii r.P ^f TosGDh to make a novena ot prayers in ma £r,Sipanie.^ .Uh -e Pro^ises^^^^^^^^^^^ to this Great Saint ! ^ ^^^^^^ Priest. Pious reader, our little work here comes to a close We hope that we have not written it in • „nY if it makes you love more the august CuLe of Ma 5"r feel more confident in his credit anT nderness%ur efforts l-e certaidy no beeu useless. You may have remarked that we have 38 spoken little of St. Joseph's protection o'«;^ *«^°»'' we thought this unnecessary, since you have in some time of your life felt within you the gentle influence of Ais Cfs beneficence. At the feet of this good Saint we lay this feeble effort of love, praying n.m toTnspTr^ all those who will read it with a love for his fatherly heart and the hearts of Jesus and Mary. K Mai was tion spii con des Ke Ar G^ 801 \ ne ice lod im for ind Mary, my amiable P«>t«°to\» ^^ J"^ ^y proteo- vas it known that J°y ^l^^as left unaided. In- tion, and implored «\yj'7 A „„to thee, and re- gpir;d with this confidence, 1 »y^^^^^„,,,io„. Qh ! cUmend ^y^^l^S? adopted Father of our 0,ood St Joseph, our guide -.protect ..pro- tect the Holy Church. _ja„„ary 2nb, 50 days' indulgence, each Umo.Pms IX, Jesus, Mary, Joseph, I giv« jo^ mind and my life ; ; ,„y last agony ; Jesus, Mary, Jo^^P^' ^X'\°'die in peace in your Jesus, Mary, Joseph, My \°'« f holy company. p„,s Vli.-Apr" 28th, 300 days' indulgence, <^»;=l'^^'^'„ealaUon9 is recited, then rsanirptrV-ntrtertS reciter .00 days' .dul- gence. 40 The Eflittacloiis Prayer* or tlie Pray«r of the Cord of St. Joseph. Guardian of virgins and Father, holy Joseph, to whose faithful custody Christ Jesus, very Innocence, and Mary, Virgin of virgins, were committed ; I pray and beg of thee by these dear pledges Jesus and Mary, free me from all uncleanness, and make me with spotless mind, pure heart, and chaste body, ever most chastely to serve Jesus and Mary, all the days of my life. Amen. 100 days' indulgence, each time,— Pius IX, 1863. Approved, Sept. 22nd, 1870. f IG., Bishop of Montreal, i WCO<^€)'^Q'OOV€yO i .-e^ ^. QKyQAyc^(jor^ 9 ^Q>