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MIRACULOUS EFFICACr
OF THE
CORD OF ST. J
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The examples quoted in this little work are taken
from french correspondences published in the most
commendable Reviews as : The Annals of St.
Joseph, The Messenger of St. Joseph^ &c.
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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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»
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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.
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Cure of a Serious Illness.
Ch:<lons-siir-Marnc.
It is with pleasure that I write you, Reverend
Father, the details of a cure obtained by the inter-
cession of St. Joseph in our hospital.
Novembar 10th 18G5.
A poor woman, the mother of four small children
bein-' afflicted with a disease of a serious nature
was °r)laced under our care. As soon as I had an
opportunity, I made her wear the blessed medal ot
St. Joseph and inscribed her name in the books of
the Archconf rater nity. Daring two weeks, she
vacillated between life and death, the last sacra-
ments were given her and e'^ery moment seemed to
be her last hour was come. This was also the opi-
nion of the Doctor. One evening I received some
Cords of St. Joseph, I happened to show them to
her whereupon she earnestly requested to have one.
I was but too happy to comply with her demand.
This was about 9 P.M., I resolved to pass the night
with her, invoking St. Toseph in her aid and I
as^suro you her piety and resignation edified me and
were powerful incentives to redouble my prayers in
lier behalf. St. Joseph heard our supplications : at
the break of day, she felt better, and, a few days
after, ehe wks able to return to her helpless family,
to the great astonishment of the doctors.
Yours truly,
cSfcirrwn Mapv Sjstfir nf (Charity.
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A Malignant Fever cured by St. Joseph.
August ISbT. I was conlined to my bed bv the
most unconquerable ofintermittentfevers, the skilled
physician that attended me was totally bewildered at
the mahgnant nature of my disease. I was growin"
worse every day and an extraordinary weakness
incapacitated my stomach for the reception of any
kind of medecine whatever. My sisters were certain
1 would not recover and my confessor lost.no time
to give mc the last sacraments ; sorrow and desola-
tion were depicted 6n the faces that surrounded my
T^i /" *.™5™es I asked for some cords of St
Joseph which I wound around my two arms, fully
confident m the power of this benevolent Saint I
promised to suscribe to his annals and have a special
devotion to the decoration of his statues. The kind
faaint was deaf to my prayers, and those of my sisters.
1 he fever was without any physical cause, stopped ; it
was with d,ffieulty that the doctor could be induced to
Iv It. "''f""'- ^/, '««'«"«o" to health was certain
Jy not due to earthly means since my stomach could
not re aia any kind of medecine, it can only be
li.l "*1'*T*^ "'*' ^"^^ ""<* goodness of St. Jos-eph
Burl ?hf i^"'' f " "u^'^'-S^ °f '''^ disease, I Z'
perfeJed "' ^'"'""'^ ^'S«n will sion b^
Yours sincerelj,
\f.*u a . Sister R A., ^
-t^-uv. ».«i,wiivi m a -oong. ot bt. Boseph.
19
he month of
1 bed by the
rs, the skilled
bewildered at
was growing
iry weakness
option of any
were certain
lost no time
and desola-
rrounded my
cords of St.
) arms, fully
at Saint. I
ave a special
• The kind
)f my sisters,
.stopped; it
e induced to
was certain-
mach could
m only be
St. Joseph.
5ease, I am
ill soon be
I R A.,
>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
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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.
<he Sacraments LoJll ."j".* .'."> .">'S.''t receive
«peakingon the suljootr)i^'',TT'a !'"' *">'^
was
hject. But her confidence
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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.
***
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•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,:,
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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